TAMPA, Fla. — A driver was killed in a crash Wednesday night after a tire blowout caused him to lose control of car, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP says it happened just after 7 p.m. on Interstate-75 near Big Bend Road in Tampa.
According to the report, the driver was traveling southbound on I-75 when his tire blowout.
Troopers say he then lost control of the car, drove into the outside shoulder and overturned, causing the car to collide with a tree and catch fire.
The driver died at the scene of the crash, according to FHP.
