Accidents in the News
Motorcycle strikes traffic sign in Spring Hill, claiming man’s life
SPRING HILL, FL – A 43-year-old man operating a motorcycle was taken to a local hospital, where he died after getting ejected from his bike upon colliding with a traffic sign. This crash happened before 12:30 a.m. on Peace Boulevard when the motorcyclist missed a curve, Pasco News said. Florida Highway Patrol started an… Read More »
Man, 51, fatally hit by SunRail train in Orlando
ORLANDO, FL – A 51-year-old man perished when he was hit by a SunRail train in the vicinity of South Orange Avenue and Pine Street Tuesday. At around 2:45 p.m., the man was supposedly sitting on the train tracks and then got up and walked in front of the train, thus prompting the collision… Read More »
1 killed, 1 hospitalized after auto-pedestrian wreck in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL – One woman succumbed to fatal wounds, and another was hospitalized after they were struck by a vehicle while walking with a dog in the Hyde Park area Monday. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office told First Coast News the collision happened on Hanson Drive North. There was no side-walk, so the women, in… Read More »
Tanker truck rollover causes fuel spill on I-95 in Miami
MIAMI, FL – A Tropic Oil tanker truck overturned upon colliding with a gray car, leading the truck to spill fuel on I-95 South Sunday, Local 10 said. Upon arrival, Florida Highway Patrol closed the southbound lanes from Northwest 103 Street to Northwest 125th Street to accommodate their investigation and the fuel spillage clean-up… Read More »
Car hits bicycle in Fort Myers, sending cyclist to hospital
FORT MYERS, FL – A bicyclist was hospitalized for serious wounds following a collision involving a vehicle in the Love Joy Park area Sunday. This crash happened in the area of Linhart Avenue and Evans Avenue, NBC-2 reported. Fort Myers Police confirmed the driver remained at the scene but did not say if they… Read More »
Drivers fatally strike scooter rider in Temple Terrace
TEMPLE TERRACE, FL – A scooter rider was transported to Advent Health Tampa, where he passed away after he was struck by two vehicles Tuesday. This crash happened at the East Fowler Avenue North 56th Street intersection as the drivers were crossing westbound East Fowler, and the scooter also crossed the westbound lanes, according… Read More »
Injury collision blocks Indialantic Dr. in Orlando
ORLANDO, FL – A collision with injuries is currently blocking Indialantic Drive along North Pine Hills Drive, Florida Highway Patrol revealed. Troopers said they were dispatched to the scene at 5:45 p.m. and arrived at the collision site after 6 p.m. FHP did not specify the exact cause of this crash, mention the sorts… Read More »
1 hospitalized after car overturns, hits palm tree in St. Augustine
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – One person was flown via a medical helicopter after their car overturned and came to rest against a palm tree on St. John’s Parkway Friday. At the time of First Coast News’ reporting, crews and St. John County deputies had closed most lanes and only left one northbound lane open… Read More »
Update: New York woman dies in ATV wreck, Miami-Dade Police say
MIAMI, FL – As of Thursday night, Miami-Dade Police confirmed that the woman who passed away in an ATV collision in the canal was from New York, WSVN revealed. To recap, this crash happened when either the New York woman or passenger with her (also a woman from New York and her cousin) had… Read More »
Two-boat accident in Cape Coral sends woman to hospital
CAPE CORAL, FL – A person operating a 24-foot center console boat had gone into the path of a vessel and struck it, sending a woman to the hospital Friday. This two-boat collision occurred adjacent to the Midpoint Bridge on the Caloosahatchee River, NBC 2 reported. The Florida Fish Wildlife Conservation Commission, which will… Read More »
