A multi-vehicle crash near Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale sent one person to the hospital and trapped a second person inside a car that had to be cut open by rescue crews. Several vehicles were left with crumpled front ends and deployed airbags as Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue worked the scene on Monday.
According to WSVN, the crash happened on the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Sunrise Boulevard. Officials told the outlet that one person was taken to a hospital, while a second person had to be extricated from a car by emergency crews.
Wreckage and a Scramble to Free a Trapped Driver
Aerial footage from 7SkyForce showed several vehicles with front-end damage and airbags deployed in several vehicles, a visual that underscored the force of the impact. Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue both responded to the crash site, the station's report noted, as crews worked to stabilize the vehicles and reach the person trapped inside one of the cars.
A separate WSVN headline also identified the crash as occurring on the southbound lanes near Sunrise Boulevard.
Traffic Backed Up as Lanes Reopen
The crash caused a traffic delay on the northbound lanes, though at least two lanes remained open as crews worked.
An investigation into what caused the crash was underway as of Monday, with no further details released on the cause. It is not the first major pileup to snarl I-95 through Fort Lauderdale this year — in July, a crash involving at least eight vehicles near the same stretch sent three people to the hospital and created a major backup, according to local10.com.
