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Traffic alert: I-595 lanes shut down after Broward school bus rolls over, trooper say

A portion of I-595’s Express lanes near I-75 in Broward are closed after a public school bus rolled over, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A portion of I-595’s Express lanes near I-75 in Broward are closed after a public school bus rolled over, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Austin Pacheco via Unsplash

A Broward County school bus rolled over on Interstate 595 on Wednesday, causing a stretch of the highway to be closed, troopers said. Only one person was injured and no children were inside.

Around 11 a.m., the yellow bus flipped on I-595 just east of I-75 near Flamingo Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Authorities did not say what caused the bus to roll over.

The driver and a passenger were inside. The passenger suffered minor injuries.

The left westbound lane on the Express lanes of I-595 are blocked.

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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