TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A fatal crash is blocking one of the westbound lanes of I-4 in Dover, causing a serious slowdown on the way into Tampa.

The crash was first reported at around 10:50 a.m. on Saturday near the ramp from Branch Forbes Road. All lanes were blocked for around two hours before all but the right lane were reopened.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 54-year-old Apopka man had a medical emergency and lost control of the SUV he was driving.

The car went off the road, overturned and ended up in the tree line. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

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