MIAMI (WSVN) - The driver of a Miami-Dade County truck was transported to the hospital after driving off Interstate 95 in Miami.
City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene along Northwest Seventh Avenue and 28th Street, just before 9:30 p.m., Tuesday.
Florida Highway Patrol said the driver lost control of the truck, struck a guardrail and hit a light pole before driving off of I-95 and onto a home’s backyard.
The driver became trapped inside the vehicle after it flipped over along the southbound side of the highway.
“We heard a big, loud noise outside, and we come outside, and we see just, the car flipped right off the highway,” said witness Jason Ortiz. “People were running out and stuff like that, and we see the guy actually coming out, holding the top of his head, and got in the ambulance and took him away.”
7News cameras captured rescue crews wheeling the driver into Jackson Memorial Hospital where he could be seen alert and moving around.
Officials said his injuries were not life-threatening.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
As of Wednesday morning, the scene remained active but the truck has since been removed.
There are currently no road closures in the area.
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