Drivers are being forced off at 125th Street after a fatal crash that appeared to involve two cars and a motorcycle. NBC6’s Johanna Torres reports.
A motorcyclist died in a crash on Interstate 95 that shut down the highway for hours in Miami-Dade County early Thursday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
It happened at around 3:06 a.m. in the southbound lanes in the area of Northwest 103rd Street.
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WATCH HEREFHP said the motorcyclist was on a black Suzuki when he lost control and crashed into a black Kia sedan.
The victim was thrown from his motorcycle and landed on the roadway, authorities said.
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The man died as a result of his injuries. His name has not been released.
Video showed the motorcycle and a vehicle in the express lanes, and one other car in the main lanes. Pieces of the vehicles could be seen all over the roadway.
Southbound I-95 was completely shut down starting at 125th Street until around 9:15 a.m.
Traffic
Traffic was diverted onto Northwest 119 Street, FHP said.
Drivers were advised to take Florida's Turnpike, U.S. 1, U.S. 441 or Northwest 7th Street as alternate routes.
