MIAMI – A woman died and three others were hurt in a three-car crash on the 79th Street Causeway linking Miami and North Bay Village Wednesday afternoon, police said.
According to Miami police, two people were taken to a local hospital in critical condition while another two were in serious condition following the crash, which took place on the westbound lanes of the bridge.
All of those injured were adults, police said. One of the victims, a woman, later died.
Images from Sky 10 showed a sedan and an SUV appeared to crash head-on on the causeway’s drawbridge.
Police said a third vehicle clipped the two vehicles after the crash.
Police shut the causeway down in both directions as they investigated, causing some drivers to wait for hours to get over the bridge.