Broward County

Transit bus crash sends four to the hospital in Fort Lauderdale, authorities say

A crash between a Broward County Transit bus and a car sent four people to Broward Health Medical Center, one with serious injuries and the others with minor ones.
A crash between a Broward County Transit bus and a car sent four people to Broward Health Medical Center, one with serious injuries and the others with minor ones.

A car and a Broward County Transit Bus collided Saturday afternoon, resulting in four people being rushed to the hospital, fire rescue said.

Just before 5 p.m., Fort Lauderdale Rescue was called to the crash at Sunrise Boulevard and I-95, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Stephan Gollan said.

Three people aboard the bus, the driver and two adult passengers, suffered minor injures, while an adult in the car had more serious injuries, Gollan said. All four were taken to Broward Health Medical Center.

Portions of Sunrise Boulevard near the crash are closed off. The roadway should reopen within the hour.

This is a developing story

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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