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Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Down Southbound Florida's Turnpike In Wildwood
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 22, 5:39 AM EDT
updated Oct 22, 7:19 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WESH 2 (NBC) and WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando), not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Driver hurt after dump truck overturns on Florida's Turnpike in Sumter County, FHP says · WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando)Oct 22, 7:19 AM EDT
Overturned dump truck shuts down southbound Florida's Turnpike in Wildwood · WESH 2 (NBC)Oct 22, 10:43 AM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 22, 5:58 AM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 22, 8:10 AM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.