A fatal twist of the wheel before dawn claimed the life of a dump truck driver on U.S. 27 in Broward County, Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the single-vehicle wreck occurred around 6:42 a.m. Tuesday near Mile Marker 40, when a southbound 1992 Ford dump truck careered off the asphalt and flipped over the roadside.

Despite the early morning efforts of emergency services, the driver was pronounced dead at the site of the crash. The cause of the accident remains unknown, leaving authorities to puzzle over the moments leading up to the deadly turnover. The name of the driver is withheld, pending the notification of next-of-kin, a tight-lipped FHP Lt. Indiana Miranda shared in a statement obtained by the Miami Herald.

Travel was constricted to a single southbound lane as crews worked the scene near the marsh-rimmed stretch of highway that threads through west Broward County. The severity of the accident and its disruptiveness to the typically free-flowing traffic corridor was emphasized by troopers on the ground.

Arising from this tragic event, Lt. Miranda confirmed,"The truck came to a final rest on its left side." The dump truck's journey ended in an overturn that closed lanes and called first responders to a grim tableau. With the inquiry still in progress, FHP is hard at work seeking answers to a crash that shatters the early morning calm.