FORT MYERS, Fla. - Authorities were dispatched to the site of an accident involving a tanker truck and a smaller vehicle, which was initially trapped under the semi-truck.
The crash was reported at 12:35 p.m. in the area of Bayshore Road and Hart Road; deputies arrived on-scene at 12:56 p.m. A witness told authorities that the 18-year-old driver of a Honda was texting as she was attempting to turn into a gas station; that's when the crash occurred.
By 1:12 p.m., the vehicle had been pulled out from under the tanker truck. No injuries were reported. Authorities say there was no indication of a leak of the tanker truck's contents.
pictures curtesy of Kyle Walton of Eddie's Towing
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