Crash in Florida: Van on truck crashes into overpass with full force

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The symbolic photo, taken on December 6th, 2019, is not related to the reporting below and shows police vehicles blocking access to the Naval Air Station in Florida.

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Violent crash in the middle of a highway in the USA: A dashcam recorded a van crashing into a truck in the middle of an overpass.

These scenes from southern Florida are unbelievable: In the middle of the highway, a truck with a van in the back of the truck is speeding towards an overpass that is obviously not high enough for both vehicles.

Broward County (Florida): Van on truck crashes into overpass

The result is as frightening as it is foreseeable: the van crashes into the overpass with full force and shatters into thousands of individual pieces.

Broward County is a county in Florida. The county seat is Fort Lauderdale.

„ABC News‘ shared a video of the accident on his Facebook account. The clip from Friday (June 24) already has over 500,000 views.

According to report by „Local10.com“ the crash was recorded by an eyewitness with his dashcam in his car, as reported by the news portal. The accident happened on Sunday, June 19, 2022, around 10 a.m. near the Interstate 95 ramp.

The white van was apparently lifted by the overpass that was too low before it crashed into the obstacle and fell onto the roadway.

Horror crash in Florida: “Looked like the whole thing had exploded”

“Boom. There was a cloud of dust, it looked like the whole thing had exploded,” said Brian McConnell, who witnessed the crash. Other drivers had to swerve to avoid being hit by the wreckage of the accident vehicles.