DAVIE, FL : 1 dead, 8 hurt after major Turnpike crash in Davie on Tuesday, 15th October 2024

Emergency crews shut down Florida’s Turnpike Tuesday afternoon following a crash between a van and a tractor-trailer that sent multiple victims to local hospitals and left one person dead.

It happened near the Griffin Road exit in Davie.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, medics pronounced a female dead at the scene. Authorities did not specify whether she was an adult or child.

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