articleThe Brief Westbound lanes of I-4 in Lakeland are closed near Exit 38 following a crash on Monday. Emergency crews rushed two people to the hospital with critical injuries while emergency crews divert traffic off the highway. Westbound I-4 Lakeland closureThe backstory:The Florida Department of Transportation said I-4's westbound lanes have since reopened. The lanes were closed for several hours to all traffic just west of Exit 38, which is near State Road 33 in Lakeland. That's when officials said the sedan spun back into the westbound lanes and was hit by another tractor-trailer in the center lane.