Accidents that occured in Florida or impacted Florida residents.
A five-year-old girl has died after a car crash in Auburndale involving a police truck. The crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. Route 92 and Havendale Boulevard. The girl's mother, Jer’Manika Anglin, proceeded through the intersection when another car moved forward, resulting in the collision.
Multiple parts of Interstate 275 in Tampa were shut down after a crash occurred Sunday night. At least one person was seriously hurt in the incident.
A semi-truck crashed into a guard rail on I-75 in Gibsonton, causing a significant fuel leak. The driver sustained non-life threatening injuries. The northbound lanes of I-75 were closed temporarily.
One person was hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter in Melbourne. The 22-year-old scooter rider was taken to the hospital. The crash is under investigation.
A 20-year-old Gainesville man driving a stolen truck through Sumter County was seriously injured in an early Wednesday morning crash. The man was driving a stolen 2017 Ford F250 recklessly and at high speeds before colliding with a tractor trailer. Both vehicles came to rest in the Pilot parking lot.
One person is dead and another injured after a crash on Interstate 10 in Tallahassee. The crash occurred between a pickup truck and a semi. The passenger of the semi died at the scene.
A Miami-Dade Police officer was injured after her car was struck by another vehicle while responding to a multi-vehicle crash on the Palmetto Expressway. The officer was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
A teen is seriously injured after what authorities called a traffic-related injury in Panama City Beach. Officials say they learned the 17-year-old teen had possibly consumed a hallucinogen, and while en route, had jumped from the moving car and hit the roadway, severely injuring himself.
A deadly crash shut down part of Interstate 4 near State Road 536 in Orange County. A pedestrian was struck and killed by a semi-truck while walking across I-4. The victim, an Orlando resident aged 61, died at the crash site.
Six people, including children, are dead after a tragic crash between a freight train and an SUV in Plant City, Florida. The victims were violently ejected upon impact, killing six of them and critically injuring another. The crash occurred when a Cadillac Escalade carrying a family and a friend was struck by a train while crossing the railroad.