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Overturned semi truck blocks Corkscrew Road east of I-75

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UPDATE (7AM) -- Crews have turned the truck upright and continue to work on clearing the roadway of the truck and the spilled dirt.

Troopers have identified the driver as 34-year-old Yusniel Hernandez of Cape Coral. He was taken to Lee Health Coconut Point with minor injuries.

They say he was driving northbound on Corkscrew near Whidden Loop Road when the truck ran off the road and overturned onto the roadway.
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LEE COUNTY, Fla. -- An overturned semi truck is completely blocking Corkscrew Road in a rural section of road near the Lee-Collier county line.

Florida Highway Patrol is on the scene and says the crash is under investigation.

Our Breaking News Tracker crew saw an ambulance leaving the scene early Tuesday morning. There's no official word on the driver's condition.

The truck, which appeared to be carrying dirt, has completely rolled over and is laying upside down across the entire roadway.

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Overturned truck on Corkscrew Road on August 27, 2019.

Drivers should find an alternate route if possible.