5 children, 3 adults hospitalized after major crash in Miami-Dade, officials say
.jpg "A South Miami-Dade crash injured eight, including five kids and three adults. The multi-vehicle accident sent victims to trauma centers Thursday evening.")
A two-vehicle crash Thursday evening in South Miami-Dade County hospitalized eight people, including five children.
Around 6:50 p.m., Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushed to the traffic crash near Southwest 286th Street and Southwest 142 Avenue, officials said. Three people were trapped inside a car when firefighters arrived and eventually rescued.
Five pediatric and three adult patients were taken to different hospitals. The five children were taken as trauma alerts — four to a trauma center in the western part of the county and one to a southern trauma center.
The three adults were taken to local hospitals.
Specifics on what hospitals, ages, names or the cause of the crash have not been released.
This is a developing story.
This story was originally published June 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM.
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