A fatal incident occurred in West Miami-Dade where a man died after his vehicle veered into a canal. The crash happened earlier today before 3:00 a.m., near the 4200 block of Southwest 166th Court. WSVN reported, gathered from surveillance footage shared by a local resident, that the car was seen hitting a barrier before its plunge into the waterway.

While the exact reason for the crash remains under investigation, the dead-end stretch of road where the incident occurred could have been a contributing factor, yet officials have not confirmed this. According to a WSVN interview with neighbors, a deputy was spotted jumping into the canal in an attempt to rescue the man before the arrival of fire rescue teams.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and their dive team responded to the scene, where one person who was pulled from the water began the resuscitation process without knowing if there were more occupants in the vehicle, as communicated over the radio by a diver on the scene. Despite their thorough search, divers did not locate any additional victims in the canal. CBS News reported that the man was taken in traumatic arrest to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where his demise was later confirmed.

The community woke up to a tragic scene, with a neighbor telling WSVN, "I just woke up, went to the bathroom and looked outside and just saw fire rescue and cop cars." The aftermath video showed a guardrail damaged by the impact, as hours later, they pulled the car from the water, deputies diligently working to unravel the cause behind the driver's loss of control.

The identity of the man has not been released as the investigation continues to piece together the events leading up to the crash.