MIAMI – On the entry ramp to the Palmetto Expressway from the Dolphin Expressway, there was a collision that involved a tractor-trailer.
The officers of the Florida Highway Patrol and the firefighters who rushed to the incident on Tuesday morning were looking at the 18-wheeler that was observed hanging over the rail to determine how much damage it had sustained.
The Florida Highway Patrol believes that the tractor-trailer was unable to correctly handle the curve, which resulted in the driver losing control of the vehicle and crashing into the guardrail.
The damage sustained by the trailer was visible in aerial video footage of the accident captured by 7Skyforce. The film showed the trailer hanging on the rails of the ramp.
The driver had no problems.
As a direct consequence of the collision, the ramp was rendered inaccessible for a considerable amount of time as employees cleaned up the wreckage and removed the container.
Since then, the ramp heading north has been made available again.
