BY: TRAFFIC CENTER | BocaNewsNow.com
UPDATE: 12:36 p.m. — The scene is still being cleared. Traffic is being routed — slowly — around the debris.
BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A major traffic incident is unfolding on the southbound Florida Turnpike in the area of the Homestead extension where an overturned truck is on fire as of 8:30 a.m. Multiple cars are involved and Air Rescue is on the ground, preparing to transport victims.
Traffic is at a standstill southbound on the Florida Turnpike and southbound on I-75 as it approaches that area. While there is no direct impact in Palm Beach County, delays are building and it’s likely that anyone heading southbound into Broward County will experience delays as they near the scene.
Here’s the scene as of 12:30 p.m., hours after the fire.
Helicopter video shows multiple burning vehicles and a tractor-trailer engulfed in flames. (FDOT).
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