FHP: Orlando man killed in crash that shut down I-4 for hours in Seminole County

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - A 36-year-old Orlando man was killed after his SUV crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 4 in Seminole County early Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

Troopers said the driver of the tractor-trailer stopped eastbound on I-4 near County Road 46A for traffic ahead around 6 a.m. when the crash happened. The SUV driver died at the scene, authorities said in a news release.

All eastbound lanes in the area were closed for several hours but reopened shortly before 10 a.m.