Category Archives: Accidents in the News
4 injured as car driver rear-ends bus in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Four people were hurt and treated for their wounds by Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department after a car driver rear-ended a bus Thursday. First Coast News said this collision happened in the morning on Timuquana Road. Fire crews confirmed the bus was affiliated with Jacksonville Transportation Authority. At the time of… Read More »
Police summoned to injury crash near Miami Exec. Airport
MIAMI, FL – Miami-Dade Police were called to the scene of a collision with reported injuries east of the Miami Executive Airport before 4:45 p.m. Thursday. This crash, which took place at the Southwest 132nd Avenue and Southwest 120th Street intersection, injured at least one person, police said. Officers are in the early stages… Read More »
2-auto wreck with rollover in South Fort Myers sends 1 to hospital
SOUTH FORT MYERS, FL – One driver was taken to a hospital after two vehicles collided, one of which overturned, south of Hammond Stadium. This collision happened at the 6-mile Cypress Parkway and Plantation Road junction, according to NBC-2. Officials said it was a pickup truck that rolled over and was totaled. South Trail… Read More »
Off-duty paramedic loses life in Hillsborough Co. crash
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A 50-year-old man, who was identified as an off-duty paramedic, died after trying to pass another car on State Road 50 and hit a tree Tuesday. WTSP said this collision happened on the eastbound lanes west of Olympia Road. Florida Highway Patrol said the paramedic tried to pass the car… Read More »
Injury auto accident blocks Orlando intersection
ORLANDO, FL – A crash with reported injuries is currently blocking the North John Young Parkway and Old Winter Garden Road intersection. Florida Highway Patrol has not mentioned the events leading up to this collision, revealed when the scene would clear, or said if anyone needed to go to a hospital. Updates will be… Read More »
At least 1 hurt in Jacksonville collision at Moncrief Rd, W. 18th St.
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Jacksonville deputies were summoned to a crash at Moncrief Road and West 18th Street, where at least one person was injured Wednesday. Deputies arrived at the scene before 2 p.m. They did not specify the events leading up to this collision nor the kind of people and vehicles involved. In addition,… Read More »
Car-motorcycle crash in Norland sends 2 to hospital
MIAMI, FL – An ambulance took two people to a local hospital following a collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle in Norland Wednesday, WSVN reported. This collision happened in the vicinity of Miami Gardens Drive and Northeast First Court. As indicated in the source’s photo, the motorcycle was completely totaled. Drivers approaching the… Read More »
Truck damaged when hit-and-run driver strikes palm tree in Tice
FORT MYERS, FL – A pickup truck sustained significant damage after its driver, who reportedly fled the scene, hit a palm tree in the Tice community Wednesday. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office told NBC-2 that this collision happened after 3 a.m. at Palm Beach Boulevard and Bellair Road. Deputies are investigating the circumstances behind… Read More »
Woman in 70s loses life in solo rollover wreck in East Tampa
EAST TAMPA, FL – A black woman in her 70s, a passenger inside a convertible, passed away after the car she was in overturned in East Tampa Sunday. This collision happened before noon, when the driver hit a utility pole at North 11th Street and East Hillsborough Avenue prior to the car overturning, ABC… Read More »
No one hurt when car slams into Orlando apartment complex
ORLANDO, FL – Florida Highway Patrol and Orange County Fire Rescue confirmed no one was injured when a driver crashed into the Castilian Apartments Tuesday. Fox 35 Orlando indicated this collision happened along Rio Grande Avenue and Holden Avenue. Troopers help occupants to evaluate the damaged apartment. Officials have not confirmed the circumstances that… Read More »
