Driver dies after pickup truck crashes in Hialeah

 
 

A white pickup truck veered off the entrance ramp westbound from NW 57th Avenue toward  westbound Gratigny Parkway and hit a tree. The driver died.
A white pickup truck veered off the entrance ramp westbound from NW 57th Avenue toward westbound Gratigny Parkway and hit a tree. The driver died.
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A pickup truck carrying nuclear medications crashed into a tree Thursday morning in Hialeah, killing the driver and sending a hazmat team to the scene.

The accident happened at about 9:45 a.m. A white Ford Ranger pickup truck crashed into a tree at the Northwest 57th Avenue entrance to westbound Gratigny Parkway westbound. The driver, a 65-year-old man, died at the scene.

Police are still investigating the cause of death.

A hazmat team tested the area for chemical and radiation hazards but did not find anything, Hialeah Fire Rescue Capt. Cesar Espinosa said.

Police said there’s no danger to drivers in the area and traffic is not blocked.

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