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4 kids hurt after van transporting them to school involved in crash in SW Miami-Dade

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Four children were injured after the van transporting them to school was involved in a crash with a pickup truck in southwest Miami-Dade Friday morning.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the van was traveling west on Southwest 230th Street attempting to turn left onto southbound US 1.

The van failed to yield the right of way to a Ford pickup truck that was traveling north on US 1 an the two vehicles collided at the intersection, officials said.

Video captured by Chopper 6 shows the front of the pickup truck completely destroyed as the van sat on the grassy median.

The FHP said there were approximately nine children in the van at the time of the collision, but four were transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.  

The northbound lanes of US 1 were closed during the preliminary investigation, but have since been reopened.

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