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Rescue crews took one person to the hospital after a dump truck hit a box truck on the Sawgrass Expressway in Tamarac, causing the box truck to overturn.
Tamarac Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the wreck along the northbound lanes, about a half mile south of Atlantic Boulevard, Monday morning.
Officials said the crash took place at around 8 a.m., causing northbound lanes to be shut down while crews cleaned up the scene.
7Skyforce hovered above part of the mangled box truck on a grassy area next to a guardrail, as well as debris strewn across the grass.
Paramedics transported the injured victim to Broward Health Medical Center in unknown condition.
The roadway has since reopened to traffic.
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