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MAJOR TRAFFIC CRASH: Northbound Turnpike Closed Near FLL Airport

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A multi-vehicle crash, involving a truck, is causing huge rush-hour problems in Broward County. (Courtesy: Total Traffic and Weather Network).

BY: TRAFFIC CENTER | BocaNewsNow.com

UPDATE: 12:13 p.m. — The Turnpike remains closed. The investigation continues.

UPDATE AT 8:32 — The Turnpike closure continues. One deceased victim was just removed from a vehicle, nearly three hours after the crash.

BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — If you are heading into — or out of — the Fort Lauderdale area this morning, be aware of a major crash that has closed the Florida Turnpike in the area of I-595.

The multi-car crash — involving a decimated truck — has left at least one person dead. It happened just before 6 a.m.

The Northbound Florida Turnpike is closed between I-595 and Sunrise Boulevard. Traffic is being diverted onto U.S. 441. Delays are impacting travel on I-595.

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