A motorcyclist was killed in a crash that shut down a stretch of the MacArthur Causeway early Thursday, Miami Beach police said.
The crash was reported around 5:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the Causeway and involved the motorcycle and a sedan.
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WATCH HEREThe motorcyclist was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center after the crash, but did not survive, authorities said.
The name of the victim was not revealed.
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It was not immediately clear if the driver of the other vehicle could face charges in the death.
Video shows authorities in the roadway in front of what appears to be the motorcycle. A car was stopped off to the side with its hazards on, but authorities did not say if that was the vehicle involved in the collision.
Drivers were forced to turn around at Fountain Street and advised to take the Julia Tuttle Causeway (Interstate 195) or Venetian Causeway as alternate routes.
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The roadway has since reopened.
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