Tractor Trailer on Fire in Tamarac Following Turnpike Crash

by Kevin Deutsch March 26, 2025

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Tractor Trailer on Fire in Tamarac Following Turnpike Crash

{Tamarac Fire Rescue}

A tractor-trailer truck rolled over and caught fire in a vehicle crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Tamarac Wednesday afternoon.

Southbound lanes of the Turnpike near Commercial Boulevard were closed near the crash site.

Authorities said the accident happened around 6 p.m., causing the closure of all northbound Turnpike lanes but one.

Multiple fire rescue agencies were at the scene, working to put out the fire and assess potential injuries.

Additional information about the crash was not immediately available.

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Kevin Deutsch

Kevin Deutsch is an award-winning journalist and author of two nonfiction books. He covers general assignment news and Jewish community issues for Talk Media. He has also worked as a staff writer at The Miami Times, the Rio Grande SUN, the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Miami Herald, The Palm Beach Post, The Riverdale Press, and Bronx Justice News.