MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities are investigating a deadly crash that occurred in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day.
It happened at approximately 4:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in the area of Northwest 95th Street in Miami-Dade County.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a white Nissan Altima lost control of the car.
The Nissan struck a Dodge Challenger before veering into a grassy area just off the shoulder of the road and slamming into a tree.
The Nissan then caught on fire and became fully engulfed in flames, authorities said.
Troopers said there were a total of five people inside the car at the time of the crash. Three of them did not make it out of the car.
The other two occupants of the vehicle were possibly ejected, troopers said, and were rushed to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
The northbound lanes of I-95 were closed for around five hours as firefighters extinguished the fire and authorities conducted an investigation.
The victims have not been identified.