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Several injured in Alligator Alley four-car crash involving Road Ranger truck

LifeFlight could be seen taking off from I-75
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a four-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon involving a Road Ranger truck on Alligator Alley.

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Troopers say the crash happened at Mile Marker 87, which is between the Miles City and Marco Island exits. Two people were injured, according to FHP.

The crash report states that a driver was distracted by the radio and failed to notice the right lane was closed with orange traffic cones.

That car collided with a road ranger pickup truck on scene, the report adds.

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The car collided with a road ranger pickup truck on scene.

Fox 4 caught a LifeFlight helicopter taking off from the area, which shut down I-75 in both directions. Two of the people involved were transported to the hospital.

The roadway reopened hours after the crash.

The crash is under investigation.