Miami Gardens

Person Killed in High-Speed Rollover Crash in Miami Gardens

The driver of one vehicle was airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition, while the passenger of the other was ejected and pronounced deceased on the scene.

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A multi-vehicle rollover crash in Miami Gardens left one person dead early Monday morning, officials said.

Miami Gardens Police officials said officers responded to the crash near the 20700 block of Northwest 20th Avenue just before 2 a.m.

Officials said a white Mercedes was traveling eastbound on Northwest 207th Avenue at a high rate of speed when it collided with a silver Kia Optima that was traveling westbound on Northwest 207th Street.

A passenger of the Mercedes was ejected out of the vehicle and pronounced deceased on the scene, officials said.

Police said the driver of the Kia was airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition.

The identities of the people involved haven't been released.

Footage from the scene showed the Mercedes completely flipped over and the Kia badly damaged, with debris all over the roadway.

The crash remains under investigation.

Check back with NBC 6 for updates.

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