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The driver of a box truck struck and killed a woman crossing the street in Miami Beach on Thursday afternoon. According to Miami Beach police, the crash happened at around 1:27 p.m. at West 41st Street and Royal Palm Avenue. Police said the woman was in the crosswalk as the box truck driver hit her while turning left onto 41st Street. Surveillance video shows bystanders rushing to her aid. Police said medics responded and “immediately initiated life-saving measures,” but the

An elderly woman has died after flames sparked at a Lauderhill apartment complex, Thursday. Cellphone video captured smoke pouring out of a third-floor window of a building near Northwest 19th Street and 40th Avenue, Thursday afternoon. Residents who escaped the fire lined up outside waiting for first responders to arrive. “There were smoke and flames showing as crews arrived. They were able to get to the fire,” said Lauderhill Fire Rescue spokesperson Jasmine Greer. 7Skyforce captured the moments firefighters set

Rescue crews took a child to the hospital after a two-car crash sent the driver of an SUV careening into a furniture store in North Miami. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash at Arona Home Essentials, located along and Seventh Avenue, between Northwest 125th and 126th streets, just after 6:15 a.m. on Friday. A white Audi Q3 and a Dodge Charger were involved in crash, and the force from the impact appeared to send the

A violent crash has shut down southbound lanes along the Palmetto Expressway in Doral, leaving a driver dead, sending another to the hospital and causing traffic delays during rush hour. 7 Drone Force captured first responders and both vehicles involved — a pickup truck and SUV with extensive damage — near the Northwest 36th Street exit, at around 8 a.m. on Friday. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the pickup truck crashed into a concrete barrier, went over the barrier

Officers are searching for three suspects after responding to a reported shooting Thursday afternoon. According to the Tampa Police Department, officers responded at 1:40 p.m. to a report that someone had been shot in the 3600 block of Machado Street. As officers were en route, they learned that there was a second shooting victim. Officers arrived and found two males with gunshot wounds. They immediately provided first aid until Tampa Fire Rescue arrived and took the victims to the hospital.

Photo: KPRC Click2Houston A school bus carrying 10 students sideswiped a trailer Thursday afternoon in Orange Park, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred around 4:37 p.m. near 2551 Watermill Drive. The bus driver, a 44-year-old woman, steered left to navigate around a parked work truck and trailer, but struck the trailer in the process, FHP said. No injuries were reported among the students or either driver. The truck’s driver, a 64-year-old man from Jacksonville, was not wearing

A three-vehicle crash sent a car careening into a storefront at a shopping plaza next to the Edison Mall in Fort Myers Friday morning. Video taken at the scene by a Gulf Coast News team shows a car crashed through the front entrance of a business at 4455 Cleveland Avenue, where an Optical Outlet is located. The Gulf Coast News team reported that a tow truck is on scene working to remove the vehicle. According to the Fort Myers Police

A 25-year-old man is dead after a car crashed into a canal early Thursday morning in a wildlife refuge area in Brevard County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 2 a.m. along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, just south of L Pond Road. Troopers say the sedan was traveling northbound when the driver missed a curve, his car went off the road, and overturned into a canal. The car was then completely submerged, coming to rest on its

Photo: WCJB Firefighters in Alachua County put out travel trailer fire early Thursday morning. Alachua County Fire Rescue, Melrose Fire Department, and Cross Creek Fire Department crews responded to reports of a structure fire in the Lochloosa area of Southeastern Alachua County just before 4:30 a.m. Crews arrived and found a 24-foot travel trailer fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to quickly put out the fire. ACFR would like to remind all citizens that all of Alachua County is

A crash on Miramar Parkway left a car on its side and backed up traffic in the area on Thursday, according to officials and video of the scene. Police said two cars collided at the intersection of Miramar Parkway and Southwest 148the Avenue at around 9:04 a.m. It was not immediately clear how many people were involved, but minor injuries were reported, police said. Authorities did not provide a cause for the crash. Traffic was diverted as emergency personnel and

A crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Miami-Dade is causing heavy delays on Thursday morning, according to the Florida Department of Transportation’s traffic website. Officials first reported the multi-vehicle crash at 6:55 a.m. They said it happened in the southbound lanes and is causing backup from before Mile Marker 41 to before Mile Marker 36. Officials said three left lanes were blocked. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured or what may have caused the collision. Seeking Justice After

A dryer sparked a fire Wednesday morning at a high-rise residential building in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village, first responders confirmed to Local 10 News. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials, the fire was reported at a building in the 600 block of Andrews Avenue. A man who lives in the sixth floor unit where the fire occurred said he and his mother were able to get out safely. “I was asleep, so my mom just kind of woke me