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Motorcyclist killed, 2 hurt as bike ‘exploded on impact' in Hollywood crash: Witness

Hollywood Fire Rescue and Police responded to reports of a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of 66th Avenue and Sheridan Street.

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Police confirmed that a motorcyclist was killed in a fiery crash in Hollywood that left two other people hospitalized on Tuesday. NBC6’s Yvette Lewis reports.

Police confirmed that a motorcyclist was killed in a fiery crash in Hollywood that left two other people hospitalized on Tuesday night.

Hollywood Fire Rescue and Police responded at around 8:15 p.m. to reports of a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of 66th Avenue and Sheridan Street.

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The victims were all rushed to the hospital as trauma alert patients. The motorcycle rider did not survive.

The motorcyclist's passenger was in stable condition at Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood Police said.

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The female driver of the other vehicle was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital at first, but was later transferred to Miami Burn Center at Jackson Memorial due to the severity of her injuries, police said. She was in stable condition.

The names of the victims have not been released.

Cellphone video that was posted to Only in Dade showed the chaotic scene where a sedan was in flames.

One witness, who did not want to be identified, said the car was making a left turn when a motorcycle slammed into it. The impact sparked a fire.

"I saw two bikes swerving in and out of their lanes, doing maybe 85 miles an hour at most. The Nissan was turning off of Sheridan onto 66th going south," he described. "One of the bikes slammed into [the car], exploded on impact, and the two people were sent flying. The lady in the car got out, and she was crying and hysterical. She had glass and cuts all over her arm. She had half of her shirt burnt off."

The witness said a man and a woman were riding on the motorcycle. Both were taken to the hospital, along with the driver of the car, he said.

He called 911, and also said the man on the motorcycle did not appear to regain consciousness before first responders rushed him to the hospital.

Hollywood police said they closed down the intersection while they investigated.

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