Miami Shores Accident Tragically Leaves One Dead and Another Injured
MIAMI SHORES, FL – According to an online news report at wsvn.com, an accident in Miami Shores resulted in a fiery wreck that tragically killed one person and sent another to an area hospital.*
An accident in Miami Shores results in the death of one person and another to sustain injuries. The Miami Shores Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue were dispatched to the scene of an accident over this past weekend in the vicinity of Northeast 103rdStreet and Third Avenue.
According to eyewitnesses, two vehicles were involved in the crash. One of the vehicles burst into flames due to the fact that it had crashed into a tree.
Several neighbors indicated that they woke up to the sound of screaming, tires screeching, and flames that had erupted in one of the wrecked vehicles.
“It was pretty disturbing,” said one area resident.
Before one of the vehicles slammed into a tree, the car slammed into a street sign that sent it into the air and land thirty yards away. One person’s doorbell surveillance video captured the smoke that was filling the street following the accident.
Residents noted that they called 911 but couldn’t do anything since the fire was so fierce. According to these residents, some of the flames reached ten feet high.
“I’ve never seen anything like that, with flames that aggressive and that high. I was afraid the car was going to blow up, to be honest,” said the area resident.
Paramedics who came to the scene transported a surviving victim to a local trauma center. His or her condition is not known at this time.
Based upon what residents saw and heard, it is believed that two vehicle were engaged in drag racing. However, this has not yet been confirmed by police.
The accident remains under investigation by the local police. There are no further details on the accident at this time.
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Source:https://wsvn.com/news/local/1-killed-1-hospitalized-after-fiery-crash-in-miami-shores/