A driver was airlifted to the hospital after their Coca-Cola truck was involved in a rollover crash on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade Thursday morning.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, at least two cars were involved in the crash which happened shortly after 5 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-95 before Miami Gardens Drive.
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Florida Highway Patrol officials said the tractor-trailer driver lost control while trying to avoid a crash. The truck struck a guardrail, causing it to overturn and spill its load.
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Video captured by Chopper 6 showed the Coca-Cola truck on its side and the trailer broken apart, with cans of soda and other debris scattered across the roadway.
The driver was airlifted as a trauma patient to a nearby hospital, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said. FHP officials said he had serious injuries.
The crash left all southbound lanes of the highway closed between Ives Dairy Road and Miami Gardens Drive. The express lanes were later reopened.
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