FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - One person died and four others were taken to the hospital after, officials said, they were involved in a crash near the entrance to Coral Ridge Mall in Fort Lauderdale.
Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the two-vehicle wreck at 2500 East Oakland Blvd., about a half mile east of U.S. 1, Sunday night.
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Photos tweeted by FLFR showed a black sedan with significant damage in the middle of the roadway, near the median, and an SUV off to the corner.
Witnesses said one of the vehicles spun around after impact.
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Officials said they received a call about the crash at 8:37 p.m. First responders arrived to find the two vehicles at the intersection.
Paramedics transported all five victims to Broward Health Medical Center. Officials said one of the patients succumbed to their injuries either during transport or at the hospital.
Officials also said two of the surviving victims were last listed in critical condition, another in serious condition and the fourth victim suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
Witnesses told 7News they saw what appeared to be children put into ambulances.
Drivers often use the intersection where the crash took place as a shortcut to and from U.S. 1. It does not have a traffic light.
Police temporarily shut down all westbound lanes of East Oakland Park Boulevard while they investigated.
The roadway has since been reopened.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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