8-car pileup on Florida’s Turnpike sends 6 to the hospital
Six people were injured — one critically — in an accident involving eight vehicles in Southwest Miami-Dade on Sunday, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Pictures of the crash, which happened on Florida’s Turnpike and Southwest 288th Street, show mangled metal, a downed light pole and stranded motorists.
In all, one person was rushed to a nearby trauma center in critical condition and five other people were taken to area hospitals, Miami-Dade Fire said.
No other details on the crash were immediately available.
#MDFR responded to 8 vehicle accident on Turnpike and 288 st. One pt transported to nearby trauma hospital and five other patients transported to nearby hospitals by ambulance. pic.twitter.com/kw0fde8Vx7
— MDFR (@MiamiDadeFire) January 14, 2018
This story was originally published January 14, 2018 at 4:53 PM with the headline "8-car pileup on Florida’s Turnpike sends 6 to the hospital."