A 51-year-old man was hospitalized after a crash involving five vehicles on Florida's Turnpike in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The incident occurred at approximately 2:33 a.m. on Friday at the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 257 in Orlando.

The accident involved a 2017 BMW X6 that was in the center outside lane and a 2021 semi-truck with a trailer in the outside lane.

Troopers said it remains unclear whether the BMW entered the semi-truck's path, but a collision occurred between the two vehicles, disabling the BMW on the road.

A 2017 Hyundai Tucson hit the disabled BMW, and then a 2007 semi-truck also struck the BMW and jackknifed in the inside lane.

This made the BMW spin into the outside lane and collide with a stopped 2026 semi-t

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