MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A driver died Friday morning after a crash in northwest Miami-Dade sent a pickup truck over a barrier wall, onto the southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway, authorities said.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the crash was reported at 6:24 a.m. in the area of Northwest 54th Street and 77th Court.
“According to investigators, a pickup truck was traveling eastbound on NW 54 Street when it continued through the intersection and collided with a concrete barrier wall,” MDSO said in a news release. “The vehicle went over the barrier wall and entered the southbound lanes of State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway), where it struck another vehicle.”
Deputies confirmed that the driver of the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the other vehicle was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
All southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway were shut down after the crash.
MDSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
No other details were immediately released.
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