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Elderly woman extricated from SUV that flipped after crash in Miami Beach

Chopper6 flew over the scene at Indian Creek Drive and 67th Street, where a car could be seen on its side as police vehicles blocked off roads.

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Aerial images show authorities responding to a crash in Miami Beach on Thursday.

An elderly woman was hurt in a crash that left a vehicle overturned on Thursday in Miami Beach.

Police said it happened in the 6800 block of Abbott Avenue at around 10:16 a.m.

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"One of the vehicles had rolled over with only the driver inside," Miami Beach Fire Rescue said.

The entire roof appeared to have been sliced off. Miami Beach police said first responders had to use the jaws of life to extricate one elderly woman from the SUV.

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She was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center with injuries that are not life-threatening, police said.

Chopper6 flew over the scene, where a car could be seen on its side as police vehicles blocked off roads.

It was not immediately clear what may have caused the crash.

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