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The Florida highway was closed after a massive congestion of 43 cars

Traffic on the Florida Highway was hampered for about three hours by a crash of 43 cars late Friday afternoon.

The massive collision with a chain reaction took place just before 5 pm in the western lanes of US Highway 408 near a toll in Orlando, police said.

Only one person was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to cops.

The reason for the accumulation was not immediately known, as it happened just before 5 pm in the western lanes of State Highway 408. Fox 35 Orlando

The highway was cleared and reopened just before 8 p.m., about three hours after the incident, according to the Orlando Police Department.

The reason for the accumulation was not immediately known. Photos from the scene show that the road was wet after rain.

There was only one person hospitalized with minor injuries, as traffic on the Florida highway was difficult for about three hours. Fox 35 Orlando Shown is one of the cars involved in the crash – as the airbags can be seen from the damaged vehicle on April 15, 2022 in Orlando. Fox 35 Orlando