SWEETWATER, FL : 1 killed, 3 hospitalized after Turnpike crash in Sweetwater on Saturday, 22nd June 2024

Authorities are investigating a violent crash on the Florida Turnpike in Southwest Miami-Dade that left one person dead and sent three others to the hospital, leading to the hours-long closure of the highway.

Florida Highway Patrol and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene along the southbound lanes at Bird Road near Sweetwater, at around 9:15 p.m., Saturday.

Investigators said one of the drivers involved was going over the median and into traffic heading the opposite way. Two people were ejected from their vehicles.

MDFR officials said the highway was shut down in both directions to allow a rescue helicopter to land.


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