Update 9:44 a.m.: The roads have reopened, Miami police said.
Original article below:
What we know: A pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle, shutting down a section of West Flagler Street in both directions for an investigation Monday morning, according to Miami police.
Where is it: Police say the senior citizen was struck at Southwest 29th Avenue and West Flagler Street early Monday. The area is near the Miami-Dade County Auditorium.
We are currently on scene at SW 29 Ave & W. Flagler St investigating a fatal traffic crash involving an elderly male pedestrian. SW 27 - 30 Ave on W. Flagler St is shutdown in both directions. Avoid area. Seek alternate route. pic.twitter.com/bLHt4643As
What this means for you: Southwest 27 to 30th avenues on West Flagler Street is shut down in both directions. Police are asking drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.
Police have not released the age or name of the victim who died. It also is still unclear if any other person was injured or killed.
This bulletin will be updated once more information becomes available.
This story was originally published October 5, 2020 at 9:23 AM.
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
