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24-Year-Old Killed in Traffic Accident in Miami

Police are currently investigating a fatal traffic accident that happened Sunday afternoon in Miami.

According to police, a Ford Mustang hit a Toyota Corrola, causing a major wreck.

"(It was) very very high impact. The car loses control, goes into the westbound lanes and splits in half," said Officer Argemis Colome of Miami-Dade Police Department, "It's definitely something that speed may have been a factor here."

Police said 24-year-old Luisdan Menendez was behind the wheel of the Mustang. Investigators believe Menendez lost control of his car and then slammed into a Miami-Dade Transit bus.

Carlos Manuel Viera, a local resident, said he was sitting outside of his home around 5 p.m., when two cars sped down the street. Seconds later, he heard the impact and saw the man was dead.

According to officials, about 40 passengers were on the bus at the time of the crash. Some remained on scene and provided information to police.

"Nobody on the bus had any injuries. The third vehicle involved, there were no injuries there either," said Officer Colome.

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