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CBS News
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Fuel tanker erupts in flames after crashing into Broward County bus on I-595, authorities say
A gasoline tanker caught fire Monday morning after sideswiping a parked transit bus and crashing into a median wall on Interstate 595, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 10 a.m. on the westbound lanes of I-595, just east of Southwest 136th Avenue. Authorities said the tanker sideswiped a disabled and unoccupied Broward County Transit bus that was stopped on the left shoulder, then veered into the median and struck the median wall. The vehicle continued traveling west for about a tenth of a mile before bursting into flames, police said. Davie Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. The driver of the tanker was transported to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. His condition has not been released. Westbound traffic on I-595 was diverted to State Road 84 at the Hiatus Road exit as crews worked the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
2 dead, 2 hurt in what Davie cops suspect was a street racing hit-and-run crash
Davie police are searching for suspected street-racing drivers who crashed into two motorcycles — killing two people and injuring two others — before leaving the scene over the weekend, the department said Monday. Witnesses called police around midnight Sunday to report three to four cars of unknown makes and models racing in the northbound lanes near 3400 South State Road 7, just south of I-595, said Davie police spokesman Officer Peter Patton. The witnesses say the cars struck two motorcycles with two people on each bike, Patton said. Two people died at the scene and the two others were taken to the hospital with what police said were 'non-life-threatening injuries.' As of Monday night, police have not named the victims pending notification of their next of kin. Additionally, police were still looking for the drivers of the racing cars. The department is asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to call Davie police at 954-693-8200 or CrimeStoppers at 954-493-8477.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Car drivers racing killed two people on motorcycles in Broward, cops say
Two people died in a late Saturday night hit-and-run tragedy involving, Davie police say, multiple car drivers. The victims in the crash were two of the four people on the two motorcycles that were hit. The surviving motorcycle passengers are hospitalized with injuries not expected to be fatal. Police say at midnight as Saturday became Sunday, they got a call about a 'serious collision' at 3400 S. State Rd. 7. People on the scene told police they saw three or four cars racing, and the racing cars hit the two motorcycles, each of which had two people aboard. Police say witnesses gave them neither make nor model of the cars involved. Anyone who knows anything can call Davie police Davie police would like anyone with any information to call the department at 954-693-8200 or reach out to Broward Crime Stoppers online or at 954-493-8477 (TIPS).
CBS News
11-05-2025
- CBS News
2 dead, 2 injured in suspected street racing crash in Davie, police say
Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed two people and injured two others early Sunday morning in Davie. Investigators said multiple vehicles, possibly three or four, were seen racing in the northbound lanes when they struck two motorcycles carrying a total of four riders. Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two were taken to a local hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. According to the Davie Police Department, officers responded around midnight to the area of 3400 South SR-7, just south of I-595, following reports of a serious collision. The drivers of the suspected racing vehicles fled the scene, and the crash remains under investigation. The identities of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact the Davie Police Department at 954-693-8200 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. The roadway was closed as crews worked to clear the scene; it has since reopened.
