ALERT: Massive Crash on 7 Mile Bridge
A major head-on crash on the 7-mile bridge at mile marker 41 around 12:00 p.m. today closed traffic in both lanes for about an hour (but is now open). Multiple injuries were reported when a Fort Mustang and an SUV collided. Three people were loaded on both Trauma Star helicopters and were airlifted to Miami. Five people total were reported injured.
A second crash shortly afterward involving a pedestrian temporarily closed northbound U.S. 1 lanes at Mile Marker 95.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating both incidents.