Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Boca Raton, Florida.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer and a car collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Driver of car
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- One person, vehicle unknown, killed
Details:
On or about Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021, around 12:00 in the afternoon, an accident between a car and a tractor-trailer left one individual dead. Troopers from the FHP said the accident was reported along the northbound side of Florida’s Turnpike near Glades Road in Boca Raton, Florida.
Police said one as-of-yet unidentified person was killed when a car and a tractor-trailer collided under unspecified circumstances in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike. Paramedics pronounced one person dead of their injuries at the scene of the accident. Police did not mention any other injuries stemming from the accident.
According to Google Maps, the Florida Turnpike runs north and south through Boca Raton, with the Glades Road exit a short distance from downtown Boca Raton.
State and local law enforcement agencies assisted at the scene of the accident.