Three airlifted after head-on crash on Seven Mile Bridge in Florida Keys, sheriff says
The crash between a GMC Denali pickup and a BMW SUV happened around 2 p.m. on the iconic span that connects the Middle Keys city of Marathon with Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys, Sheriff Rick Ramsay told the Miami Herald.
Florida Highway Patrol Master Sgt. Pedro Reinoso said the driver of the Denali was heading south and 'for unknown reasons' turned into the northbound lane and struck the BMW.
Firefighters had to extricate two people from the BMW. They were taken by ambulance off the bridge to Monroe County's Trauma Star helicopter ambulance, which flew the people to Jackson South Medical Center, said Ramsay.
The man driving the Denali was also airlifted to the mainland, Reinoso said, adding the driver is a local from Monroe County, whereas the man and woman in the BMW are from Maryland.
Traffic on the Seven Mile Bridge was closed in both directions until around 4 p.m., the sheriff said.
The crash is under investigation by the FHP, and alcohol does not appear to be a factor, Reinoso said.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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