Four hospitalized after fiery crash on State Road 429

The four-vehicle incident shut down southbound lanes on State Road 429 near Stoneybrook West Parkway Saturday morning.

By Michael Eng
| 3:31 p.m. March 15, 2025

The four-vehicle crash took place just before 9 a.m. Saturday, March 15.

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Four people were hospitalized following a fiery crash Saturday morning on State Road 429 in Winter Garden.

According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, the crash took place just before 9 a.m. Saturday, March 15, near mile marker 20. A 2007 Chevrolet Impala traveling southbound in the inside lane entered the inside center lane. It struck a 2021 Nissan Armstrong Air and Electric van. That impact caused the van to enter the outside center lane, where it collided with a tractor-trailer.

Upon impact, that tractor-trailer jack-knifed and caught fire, reports stated. It was then hit by a second tractor-trailer, which ran off the roadway and into the outside shoulder.

The crash shut down southbound State Road 429 for several hours.

Winter Garden residents reported hearing the explosion and seeing smoke from their homes.

The crash closed the southbound lanes on S.R. 429 for several hours. They reopened at about 2 p.m. Saturday.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.