ORLANDO -- Five people were taken to the hospital Monday after highway patrol officials said a driver caused an accident while driving on the wrong side of the road.
Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a soapbox truck was heading north, but instead drove into the southbound lanes of Goldenrod Road, near Lake Underhill Way, in Orlando.
The man's truck crashed into one car, causing a chain-reaction wreck. A total of six cars were involved. Eight people were hurt, but only five were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Officials believe the driver may have had a heart condition, which caused the crash.
"Whenever we see someone that has a medical condition, we usually don't see skid marks, we usually don't see any evasive action. Obviously, it would be hard to drive while you're in the middle of some sort of medical condition, and that goes along with what happened here today," said Kim Miller, a spokeswoman for the Florida Highway Patrol.
Officials are still looking into exactly what caused the crash, but said if the driver did have a heart condition, he is not likely to face any charges.
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