MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities shut down all westbound lanes of the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami Beach due to a traffic fatality, Saturday morning.

Miami Beach Police took to Twitter to confirm the crash, just after 7:45 a.m., but did not provide further details.

Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene, Miami Beach Police said in the tweet.

Police advised drivers to use the MacArthur Causeway or the Venetian Causeway as alternate routes.

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