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Woman killed after trucks crash on I-75, gas tank goes airborne and lands on car

One semitrailer was stopped on the side of the road when another one hit it.
 
 
 
First responders work at the scene of a fatal crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 at the Selmon Expressway exit on Friday.
First responders work at the scene of a fatal crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 at the Selmon Expressway exit on Friday. [ Florida Highway Patrol ]
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