NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - One person was killed after their motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer on the Florida Turnpike in Northwest Miami-Dade, triggering another crash.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded around 5:24 a.m., Saturday, to the scene in the southbound lanes near Northwest 106th Street.

Officials said the initial collision caused a silver car to slam into a road ranger.

MDFR’s technical rescue unit was able to extricate the victim out of the wrecked silver car.

The motorcyclist was transported to a nearby trauma center, where they succumbed to their injuries.

The roadway has since been reopened.

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