One person was killed in an accident involving two semi-trucks Tuesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred at about 5:30 a.m. and blocked the eastbound lanes of Okeechobee Road near the intersection with NW 112th Court.
The collision between the trucks ejected and killed one person from a cab that fell into a canal. A second person found an air pocket and was later rescued by dive teams, and someone else swam to safety, according to the FHP.
“It’s a sad situation any time that a life is lost,” said Joe Sanchez of the FHP. “It’s sad, and unfortunately these accidents happen every now and then and we’re here to investigate it.”
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Authorities said the collision cut one of the semi-trucks in half, spilling loads of sugar onto the road. They identified the driver of that 18-wheeler as Pedro Jose Gonzalez. A friend said he was lucky to be alive and did not have a scratch on him from the crash.
Video of the scene showed traffic shut down in all directions and debris on the road.
