Driver injured after colliding with semi-trailer truck in Hialeah Gardens

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushes injured man to hospital

HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. ā€“ The driver of a car plowed into the back of semi-trailer truck Saturday morning in Hialeah Gardens, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.Ā 

The crash was about 4 a.m. at Northwest 105th Way and Okeechobee Road.Ā 

Firefighters used the "Jaws of Life" to break through the car's metal and rescue the man, who was trapped in his car under the truck.Ā 

A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue helicopter rushed the man to aĀ hospital.Ā 


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