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Photo: WSVN A driver has been rushed to the hospital after a Brightline train collided with their van. According to Hallandale Beach Police, the driver went around the gate crossing in the area near Dixie Highway and East Hallandale Beach Boulevard on Monday and was struck by the oncoming train. 7News cameras captured the work van and the Brightline train parked on the tracks following the collision. Paramedics rushed the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. Holding Negligent Parties

Two men died Sunday on A1A about a mile south of Mickler Road when the SUVs they were driving collided head-on, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said a 38-year-old driver from Ponte Vedra Beach was headed north on A1A just before 5:30 p.m. when, for unknown reasons, he crossed the center line into the southbound lane, where his SUV collided head-on with another SUV. The 20-year-old driver of the SUV that was headed south died in the crash, and

Photo: GulfCoastNews Cape Coral firefighters responded to back-to-back residential fires on Sunday night, prompting a reminder of important safety tips. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, the first fire that crews responded to was caused by a candle left burning in a bathroom at the Siesta Lakes Apartments. The fire was limited primarily to smoke damage, and firefighters were able to ventilate the apartment. No injuries were reported in the first fire, and the residents were able to remain

Photo: WEAR A fire that started in a garage near a water heater damaged a home in Escambia County on Sunday afternoon. Officials say the fire occurred on the 9700 block of Creek Bridge Circle, and no one was hurt. Escambia County Emergency Communications received a 911 call at about 12:39 p.m. for a residential structure fire at the address. Escambia County Fire Rescue responded and arrived by about 12:47 p.m., then extinguished the fire by about 1:29 p.m., according

Photo: ALEA  A two-vessel crash in Baldwin County on Saturday left a 46-year-old Mobile woman dead and sent several others to the hospital, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Officials say the crash happened at about 8:10 p.m. in the Intracoastal Waterway near Wolf Bay. A 27-foot 2024 Albury Brothers vessel collided with a 23-foot 2013 Key West vessel, according to officials. Officials say K was a passenger on the Albury Brothers boat and was critically injured in the

Photo: WJXT A woman died and a St. Johns County deputy was seriously injured Saturday night in a crash on State Road 16, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. At about 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, a 68-year-old woman from St. Augustine was turning left onto State Road 16 eastbound from the Stratton Boulevard intersection. According to the report from the Florida Highway Patrol, she pulled out in front of the deputy, who was traveling west on State Road

Photo: GulfCoastNews A road rage confrontation in Fort Myers escalated into gunfire early Sunday morning, leading to the arrests of two men after police say a passenger fired multiple shots at a food delivery driver during a chase through city streets. According to a Fort Myers Police Department arrest report, officers responded around 1:18 a.m. after receiving a report that someone had fired at a silver Mercedes near Colonial Boulevard. Officers soon located a black Nissan Pathfinder matching the description

Photo: GulfCoastNews A child was injured in a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in North Naples Sunday night. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at around 9:28 p.m. and closed all lanes of Vanderbilt Beach Road at Airport Pulling Road at the time. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the child was struck by the car after walking into the intersection, ignoring the pedestrian traffic control signal. The crash remains under investigation. Understanding Your

Photo: GulfCoastNews One person was seriously injured in a crash involving a Cape Coral police vehicle late Sunday night. The crash happened around 10 p.m. at the intersection of Santa Barbara Boulevard and Veterans Parkway in Cape Coral. Florida Highway Patrol said the officer involved in the crash had minor injuries. The driver of the second vehicle suffered serious injuries. The front of the patrol vehicle was destroyed, and the other car suffered significant damage. FHP said the crash remains

A 30-year-old New Port Richey man died after a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning in Pasco County, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The crash happened around 2:50 a.m. at the intersection of Trouble Creek Road and Whitetail Lane, according to a news release. Investigators said a Kia Sorento driven by a 61-year-old New Port Richey woman was stopped at a stop sign on Whitetail Lane before attempting to cross Trouble Creek Road through a median break. FHP said the

A 3-year-old girl died Friday night after being struck by a pickup truck in a southeast Winter Haven neighborhood, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). Deputies said the crash happened around 11:08 p.m. in the Savanna Pointe subdivision near County Road 653 and Eloise Loop Road. Multiple 911 callers reported the child had been hit by a Ford pickup truck, according to a news release. The sheriff’s office, Winter Haven Police Department and Winter Haven Fire Department responded,

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers arrested a motorcyclist early Sunday morning after a fiery pursuit on Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County, according to a news release. The incident began around 12:08 a.m. near mile marker 247 when a trooper saw a Hillsborough County deputy run back to his patrol vehicle during a traffic stop. Dispatch advised that two motorcycles had crashed on northbound I-75, FHP said. As the trooper arrived, the operator of one of the