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Fiery Crash On Palmetto Expressway, Several People Airlifted To The Hospital

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A fiery crash on Palmetto Expressway Tuesday morning sent several people to the hospital.

Just before 6 a.m., a Ford sedan was traveling northbound in the area of NW 154th Street when the driver lost control and hit the concrete center median barrier wall, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The car then went over the barrier and slammed into with three other vehicles that were traveling on the southbound lanes. One of the vehicles erupted into flames.

Several people suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center.

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All of the southbound lanes and two of the northbound lanes were closed to traffic until the vehicles involved in the accident could be cleared. The lanes reopened shortly after 8:30 a.m.

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