Two die in fiery crash involving an RV on Florida’s Turnpike in SW Miami-Dade
A man and woman were killed Tuesday when their RV crashed into a barrier wall on Florida’s Turnpike in Southwest Miami-Dade and caught fire, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The fiery wreck, which shut down the southbound lanes, happened around 4 p.m. just south of the Southwest 112th Avenue exit.
According to FHP, the RV was towing a red Jeep as it headed south and “for unknown reasons at this time, the RV lost control, traveling off of the roadway where it collided into a concrete barrier wall.”
The RV then caught fire.
A man died on the highway. A woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she died.
Southbound traffic was diverted onto Southwest 112th Avenue, FHP said.
This story was originally published January 5, 2021 at 9:22 PM.
Carli Teproff
Miami Herald