SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Firefighters worked tirelessly to free a driver that was pinned in their vehicle after colliding into a car hauler trailer in Southwest Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the 911 call came in around just after 6:00a.m., Wednesday, with reports of a car accident with entrapment on Krome Avenue and Southwest 122nd Street.
It appears the SUV collided with the car hauler trailer of a pickup truck, creating quite the scene on Krome Avenue as debris was scattered in the roadway.
After the trailer came loose, a semi-truck also slammed into it.
7Skyforce hovered above the scene, where a man was trapped inside their vehicle by the mangled wreckage.
The vehicle sustained severe front-end damage and the apparent trailer was lodged into left hand side of the roof, preventing the driver from freeing themselves.
Multiple units responded to the scene and crews were seen using several equipment such as the Jaws of Life tool gingerly trying to remove the patient.
The patient sustained lacerations to the face, but appeared to be alert and responsive as they held a towel to their face and conversed with first responders.
Firefighters eventually resorted to cutting the SUV’s roof off.
The man was freed after just under an hour of rescue efforts.
He was immediately put on a stretcher and rushed to an helicopter that was on standby nearby.
The patient was flown to an area hospital as a trauma alert.
The condition of the driver is not known.
Krome Avenue was shut down between Southwest 136th Street and 122nd Street for roughly two hours.
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