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NEAR WESTON, FL – A 40-year-old man was extricated from his overturned semi-truck and flown to a hospital for serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash Monday. The wreck happened around 7:30 a.m. near mile marker 40, west of Weston, according to WFLA Orlando. Broward County fire crews said the extrication took about 90 minutes to […]

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DEL VALLE, TX – STAR Flight workers airlifted a motorcyclist to a hospital after a crash involving a trash truck in the River Timber area Friday, ATCEMS said.  Dump truck vs Motorcycle Caldwell Ln in Area of River Timber Dr. #ATCEMSMedics , @TC_Fire_Rescue , and @STAR_Flight_TC on scene with motorcyclist. Adult patient pinned by dump […]

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KENNESAW, GA – A tractor-trailer carrying a mobile home had flipped over and landed on its roof on I-75 North, prompting authorities to issue official lane closures Wednesday. Cobb County police and fire crews told commuters to use Barrett Parkway as an alternative route as the scene clearance persisted, according to 11Alive. Authorities have not […]

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NEAR PERRY, FL – A 71-year-old Lafayette County man lost his life, and a 52-year-old Missouri man was critically injured in a head-on semi-truck wreck Tuesday. Florida Highway Patrol told WCTV that around 8:45 a.m., the 71-year-old man driving a semi-truck had first crashed into a guardrail on US. 221 North. This incident then caused […]

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ALEXANDRIA, LA – A tanker truck crashed and overturned on I-49 South, ending in an oil spill on Friday, Feb. 21, KALB reports. Louisiana State hazmat personnel, Alexandria firefighters, and Rapides Parish fire crews were all summoned to the scene. They shut down the southbound lanes for the oil spill cleanup process and the removal […]

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COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 30-year-old man driving a 2016 black Toyota RAV4 died after he rear-ended a parked 2020 red Freightliner semi-truck on Florida’s Turnpike shoulder Tuesday. The collision happened before 2 a.m. in the southbound directions, according to Local 10. Coconut Creek Fire Rescue and EMS hurried the North Miami Beach man to […]

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