Two Injured After WINK News Van Flips on Freeway

By Kevin Eck 

WINK Reporter Vanessa Ruffes and photographer Lucas Bogg were injured this morning when their news van crashed on I-75 around 6:00 a.m.

The Fort Myers, FL, CBS affiliate reports the Florida Highway Patrol said the van lost control and flipped over after a tire blew out. You can watch the station’s report by clicking here. Their website doesn’t allow embedding.

WINK said both Ruffes and Bogg were treated for minor injuries at Naples Community Hospital and have been released.

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Watch a report about the accident and traffic backup it caused from NBC affiliate WBBH after the jump.

[Florida News Center]

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