Just before 9 p.m. Sunday, a violent two-vehicle collision in the 500 block of West Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale sent nine people, including three children, to the hospital and left one minivan flipped on its side. Fire crews had to free trapped occupants from the overturned vehicle while working along the busy corridor, which was shut down in multiple lanes. Seven of the victims suffered serious injuries, and all nine were transported to a Fort Lauderdale hospital. Officials have not released any updates on their conditions, and the crash remains under investigation.
Scene and response
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews arrived to find two minivans heavily damaged, with one overturned and people still trapped inside, according to WPLG Local 10. First responders pulled victims from the wreckage as traffic was halted around the crash site.
WPLG Local 10 reports that nine people were taken to Broward Health Medical Center, seven of them with serious injuries. Three of the seriously hurt victims were children, according to officials, who told the station the crash is still under active investigation.
Sunrise Boulevard safety and upgrades
Sunrise Boulevard has long been flagged as one of Broward County’s more dangerous stretches of roadway. A Broward MPO corridor review documented dozens of pedestrian and bicycle crashes and pointed to missing crosswalks, narrow sidewalks and poor lighting along the corridor that runs through Fort Lauderdale.
The Florida Department of Transportation is in the middle of a roughly $55.4 million S.R. 838/Sunrise Boulevard improvement project, which includes ramp widening, new LED lighting and a shared-use path. The work is aimed at reducing conflict points and improving visibility on the busy six-lane arterial, and those upgrades are scheduled to continue into 2029, transportation documents show.
Investigation underway
City investigators and emergency responders are examining the scene to determine how the two minivans collided and whether any drivers will face citations, per WPLG Local 10. Authorities have not released further details about the victims’ conditions.
Traffic on West Sunrise Boulevard was disrupted while rescue crews worked and investigators documented the wreckage. Officials had not issued any additional public updates as of the latest reports.
