Crash causes massive backup on I-75 in North Fort Myers

Photo via FDOT.

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A crash has shut down the left northbound lane of Interstate 75 just north of the Bayshore Road exit, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Traffic is backed up for at least two miles.

No further information is immediately available.

WINK News streamed footage from the scene on live on Facebook:

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