News: Fatal box truck accident shuts down I-95 south in West Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was killed in a box truck accident on Interstate 95 south Monday afternoon, WPTV reports.

The FHP said the vehicle crashed on I-95 near the exit for Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach.  One man, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The southbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours while the crash scene was being cleared and investigated.

Traffic was diverted off at the exit for Okeechobee Boulevard, causing major traffic delays through the area.

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