A man was killed and two other drivers were injured in a three-vehicle crash Saturday morning on the Florida's Turnpike in Broward, officials said.
The crash happened around 4:50 a.m. on the Turnpike northbound just north of Sunrise Boulevard.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 29-year-old man from Miami was killed in the crash.
The man's 2017 Chevrolet Equinox Red SUV was stopped in the inside center lane of Florida’s Turnpike northbound, north of Sunrise Boulevard, when a 2016 Toyota Corolla Silver Sedan driven by a 30-year-old man, also from Miami, hit it from behind.
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The 30-year-old man suffered incapacitating injuries, according to the crash report.
A third vehicle, a 2022 GMC Terrain, driven by a 35-year-old woman from New York, did not have enough time to react to the SUV entering the outside center lane and crashed.
The 35-year-old woman only suffered minor injuries.
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Video from the scene showed the three vehicles with heavy front-end damage.
All lanes heading northbound on the Florida's Turnpike were closed for hours as FHP conducted its investigation.
The family of the 29-year-old has been notified but his identity wasn't released.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
