Story by The Associated Press

Photos by Bill Hoke

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A gasoline tank truck overturned Sunday and struck a retaining wall on an overpass, bursting into flame and hurling chunks of concrete into the path of traffic below, the Highway Patrol said. Two people were killed and five were injured.

The heat of the fire damaged the 30-foot-high overpass and engineers were concerned that it was in danger of collapsing, said Highway Patrol Lt. Eddie Herrell.

The overpass will be closed 45 to 60 days for repairs, he said.

The truck rolled over and struck the retaining wall on a curving toll road onramp that leads onto Interstate 4.

The two people who were killed were passengers in an SUV that went out of control when the falling chunks of concrete caused drivers to slam on their brakes and swerve, Herrell said.

Concrete debris struck at least one car's windshield.

A mile-long stretch of Interstate 4 in both directions was closed and Herrell said the onramp would remain closed indefinitely.

Herrell said the driver of the SUV was hospitalized in serious but stable condition and the truck driver was in stable condition. Three other motorists suffered minor injuries, he said.

A mile-long stretch of Interstate 4 in both directions was closed for hours but reopened Sunday afternoon.

The two dead were identified as Gertrude Emmanuel, 38, and Francois Gregorie, 49, both of Orlando.