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Photo by: wsvn Authorities are investigating a multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus in Coconut Creek. The incident occurred along Lyons Road, near Northwest 34th Street just after 4:45 p.m., Monday. Aerial footage from 7Skyforce showed a total of four vehicles involved, including a sedan smashed into the front of the bus. Investigators said no children were on board at the time of the crash. As of 5 p.m., no injuries have been reported. Paramedics transported the driver of a

Photo by: Nbc-2 One person is dead after a dirt bike crashed with an SUV in Fort Myers on Tuesday morning. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, they are investigating a fatal crash along 4135 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. NBC2 crews at the scene saw a black SUV with damage to the front bumper and a motorcycle turned on its side in the road. Westbound lanes will be closed as FMPD works to find out the cause

A 73-year-old woman was killed in an accident in Flagler County on Monday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol.  The incident happened just after 5:20 p.m. in the area of Royal Palms Parkway and Rickenbacker Drive.  The woman was stopped at a stop sign on Rickenbacker Drive, preparing to make a left turn onto Rickenbacker Drive when she traveled directly into the path of an oncoming SUV who had the right of way.  The cars collided, causing the 73-year-old woman’s

Police are investigating after a child was injured due to being struck by a car. It happened along the 2600 block of Northwest 24th Avenue in Miami early Monday evening. According to Miami police, the child suffered a small laceration. Miami Fire Rescue responded and took the child to the hospital for treatment. Authorities did not provide any information surrounding the circumstances that led to the child being hit by the car. No arrests have been announced. Pedestrian accidents can

Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard Southeast The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 33-foot charter vessel 28 miles southwest of Sanibel Island Saturday night. According to USCG Southeast, the charter vessel was taking on water with eight people onboard. Bilge pumps gradually dewatered it as it was transported to Pirate Harbor. All occupants were rescued through joint efforts between a USCG Station Fort Myers Beach boat crew and a good Samaritan. No injuries were reported. Boating accidents can result in serious injuries,

Photo by: Nbc-2 At least one person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle on SR-82 in Fort Myers Sunday night. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, the crash happened at the intersection of Lee Boulevard and SR-82. The drivers involved in the crash stayed at the scene. FMPD said at 8:15 p.m., that westbound lanes will be closed for the next several hours. The number of victims and further details have not yet been released. Motorcycle accidents

An airplane parachute deployed as a small plane crashed into a Florida backyard last week may have saved the lives of the people on board.  Witnesses caught on camera the moment a small plane was falling from the sky – drifting and twirling with the help of a parachute. “Oh my god,” the witnesses can be heard saying in the background. “That’s an actual plane.” Florida first responders told FOX 13 in Tampa that the plane went down near a vacant home. When the

Phoyto by: Fox13news A man was rushed to the hospital after a shooting at a St. Petersburg apartment complex Friday evening, officers said.  The St. Pete Police Department said they were called to the Paradise Apartments at 2185 16th Avenue South about a loud argument at 8:40 p.m. As officers were arriving at the scene, they said they heard shots being fired.  One man, who has not been identified by police, was shot and is now in critical condition at a local hospital, according

A man was injured during a shooting on Sunday in Broward County. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue personnel responded to a house in Lauderdale Lakes and found a man wounded. According to Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane, fire rescue found the man near Northwest 41 Street and 31 Terrace. Fire rescue personnel considered the man to be a trauma alert and took him to Broward Health, according to Kane. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies also responded. Detectives asked anyone with information about

Photo by: Local10 A 26-year-old woman was hospitalized after a hit-and-run driver struck her while she was running on Saturday morning in Miramar, according to police. Onyxia Delinois was ahead of her running group when the driver struck her along Miramar Parkway, east of Southwest 184 Avenue, according to the Miramar Police Department. “Onyxia is fighting for her life,” Tania Ordaz, a spokeswoman for the department, wrote on Facebook. Onyxia is the owner of an insurance agency based out of

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was shot in the back in front of a home on Spires Avenue. Detectives said that at around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to the area and located a man with a gunshot wound to his lower back. He was transported to a local hospital in non-life-threatening condition. The initial investigation revealed that the victim was standing outside a home when he was shot by an unknown suspect. Anyone with information

Family of a 13-year-old boy hit by a car while walking to school Wednesday in Northwest Jacksonville says he is not expected to survive, according to Times-Union news partner First Coast News. Kameron Turner was hit by a car while crossing Kings Road with his younger brother. He was the second boy to get hit by a car in five days in Jacksonville. The mother of the boy hit on March 29 on the Westside says he will be in a wheelchair for weeks.