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Wreck between semi truck, cargo truck snarls traffic near US 41 and I-275 in Palmetto

Two trucks collided in Palmetto and caused traffic backups through Monday morning.

The wreck between a semi truck and a cargo truck caused “extensive roadblock” on I-275 south, at the U.S. 41 entrance ramp, according to Lt. Gregory Bueno, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash, he said, happened just before 6:40 a.m.

All lanes had reopened by 11 a.m.

There were no injuries.

This story was originally published November 22, 2021 at 1:01 PM.

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Giuseppe Sabella
Bradenton Herald
Giuseppe Sabella, education reporter for the Bradenton Herald, holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida. He spent time at the Independent Florida Alligator, the Gainesville Sun and the Florida Times-Union. His coverage of education in Manatee County earned him a first place prize in the Florida Society of News Editors’ 2019 Journalism Contest. Giuseppe also spent one year in Charleston, W.Va., earning a first-place award for investigative reporting. Follow him on Twitter @Gsabella
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