Truck crash covers highway in shirts, shoes

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Traffic was slowed on a Florida highway early Friday when a semi truck overturned, spilled its load of shirts and shoes into the roadway and caught fire.

The Florida Highway Patrol said eastbound lanes of State Road 528 were closed near the State Road 520 interchange after a tractor-trailer crash about 2:45 a.m.

Investigators said the driver of the semi, who was not injured, lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons and the vehicle struck a guardrail before colliding with a wall and overturning.

The truck spilled some of its load of shirts and shoes before the cab and trailer caught fire, officials said.

Orange County Fire Rescue tweeted photos from the clean-up operation Friday morning.

The driver was cited for careless driving, the FHP said.