Broward County

Man is airlifted after crashing into a tanker truck on I-75

A man crashed into a tanker truck on Interstate 75 near the Royal Palm Boulevard exit in Weston, Friday afternoon.

It took Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue 20 minutes to remove the victim from his vehicle using the “Jaws of Life.”

A man is removed from his car after he crashed into a tanker truck on I-75 Friday afternoon.
A man is removed from his car after he crashed into a tanker truck on I-75 Friday afternoon. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue

He was then airlifted to Broward Health in Ft. Lauderdale with life threatening injuries.

Officials say no fuel leaked from the tanker truck onto the highway.

This story was originally published August 3, 2018 at 4:40 PM.

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