A deadly collision on southbound U.S. 27 through Pembroke Pines caused detours off the highway at Pines Boulevard Thursday morning because of a crash involving an SUV and a tractor-trailer.
One person died in the crash that happened shortly after 5:45 a.m. in the southbound lanes of U.S. 27, south of Pines Boulevard, investigators said. The truck and the Nissan Rogue that were involved in the crash came to a rest along U.S. 27 close to Pembroke Road in Miramar.
Early Thursday afternoon, the highway’s southbound lanes remained closed to traffic. The northbound lanes were not affected.
Details about the crash and the extent of any other injuries, if any, were not immediately available.
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