SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A school transport van collided with a Ford pickup truck in Southwest Miami-Dade, sending four children to the hospital with minor injuries, authorities said.
On Friday, just before 8 a.m., Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews rushed to the scene on U.S. 1 near Southwest 230th Street where the truck and school transport van collided.
Live video footage showed the wreckage of the truck appearing to have severe damage to its front end, while the damage to the van was in the rear.
According to MDFR officials, one adult and nine children were assessed by first responders.
Florida Highway Patrol officials said of the nine children onboard the van, four of them were transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
Northbound lanes of U.S. 1, approaching Silver Palm Boulevard, were blocked off temporarily. They have since reopened to traffic.
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