Four people were injured Tuesday afternoon after a fire truck and a Brink's armored truck collided in a rollover crash on southbound US-41 just north of Island Park Road in Lee County. Three of those hurt were firefighters, and a fourth person riding in the Brink's truck also suffered injuries.
The crash happened just after 4 p.m., according to the San Carlos Park Fire Protection & Rescue Service District, as reported by Gulf Coast News and Weather. Of the three firefighters hurt, two suffered minor injuries while the third sustained moderate injuries. The person riding in the Brink's truck was also treated for minor injuries, and Lee County EMS transported all four of them for medical care.
Separate reporting identified the fire apparatus involved as San Carlos Park Fire District Engine 52, which WINK News described as being involved in a two-vehicle crash with a rollover on southbound US-41 just north of Island Park Road around the same time Tuesday afternoon.
Conflicting Reports on Lane Closures
Accounts of how much traffic the crash disrupted vary by source. Gulf Coast News and Weather reported that multiple lanes were shut down on southbound US-41, while WINK News reported that two lanes of southbound US-41 were closed following the crash. A separate Gulf Coast News and Weather traffic alert said the crash had closed all but one southbound lane, citing the Lee County Sheriff's Office. The discrepancies in lane counts have not been reconciled publicly.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash, the same article noted. No further details on the cause of the collision or the identities of those involved have been released.
Second Rollover Crash Reported Nearby
The Tuesday afternoon crash was not the only rollover reported on US-41 in San Carlos Park. A separate two-vehicle crash with a rollover was reported at US-41 and Constitution Boulevard on Monday, November 22, 2021, according to a Yahoo Finance report. That 8 a.m. crash prompted workers to treat several people and take two of them to a hospital, and firefighters had to extricate a victim from one of the vehicles. The Monday incident shut down two lanes of traffic on northbound US-41 and fully closed westbound Constitution Boulevard, per the same report.
