WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man has died after his car careened into a canal in West Miami-Dade.
The incident happened along the 4200 block of Southwest 166th Court. just before 3 a.m. on Friday.
“4224 Southwest 166th Court. A vehicle crashed into the barrier and possibly went into the canal,” said a dispatcher in radio transmissions.
Surveillance video shared with 7News by a neighbor shows the car traveling on the road before hitting the barrier and plunging into the canal.
The stretch of road is a dead end, possibly contributing to the crash, though this has not been confirmed by officials.
One neighbor told 7News in Spanish that he saw a deputy jump into the water and retrieve the man before fire rescue arrived.
Once Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and their dive team unit arrived at the scene, they geared up for the rescue mission.
“We have divers just arrived on scene. They are about to go in,” a first responder said in radio transmissions.
Divers were seen thoroughly searching the waters to locate any other possible occupants.
“We pulled one person out of the water. We’re going to start [inaudible]. Unknown if there’s anyone else inside the vehicle,” said a diver.
Divers did not find anyone else in the canal.
First responders said the man was rushed to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital under traumatic arrest. He would later succumb to his injuries.
Neighbors were stunned to learn the tragic turn of events.
“I just woke up, went to the bathroom and looked outside and just saw fire rescue and cop cars. Again, I didn’t think anything of it because we’ve seen stuff like this happen for the most part. I mean, not for, like, a death or anything like that, but people going out there. We’ve heard shootings back there,” said an area resident.
Video of the aftermath showed the guardrail damaged from the impact.
Hours later, the car was pulled from the water, as deputies work to figure out why this driver lost control.
The crash remains under investigation. As of Friday evening, officials have not released the man’s identity.
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