Traffic: Police Cruiser and Motorcycle Collide, Overturned 18-Wheeler on Sunrise Boulevard

An 18-wheeler overturned at State Road 7 and a police cruiser collided with a motorcycle at Powerline Road.

Two traffic accidents occurred Thursday morning on Sunrise Boulevard in Broward.

One person was being treated for injuries after an 18-wheeler overturned at State Road 7/U.S. 441 and Sunrise Boulevard near Plantation.

All northbound lanes on State Road 7 were expected to remain shut down for several hours.

A Fort Lauderdale Police cruiser collided with a motorcycle early Thursday morning on Sunrise Boulevard and Powerline Road just before 6 a.m., according to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.

The officer was responding to a nearby call when the cruiser and motorcycle collided.

The motorcycle driver received non-threatening injuries and the police officer was uninjured, officials said.

Westbound lanes on Sunrise Boulevard were shut down as of 7 a.m.

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