BROWARD COUNTY, FL — One person died early Sunday following a big rig crash in Deerfield Beach that left another person injured, reports CBS News Miami.
The fatal accident happened near the corner of Southwest 10th Street and Powerline Road. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Broward Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene after receiving a call at around 4:23 a.m.
Preliminary details show a vehicle collided with an 18-wheeler, which resulted in the death of the vehicle driver at the scene.
Fire rescue crews rushed the truck driver to an area hospital with injuries considered non-life-threatening.
While a pickup truck was also impacted in the crash, no one in the secondary impact was reported hurt.
The BSO’s Traffic Homicide detectives were dispatched to the area for an investigation.
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