Driver killed in crash involving flatbed truck, box truck on Okeechobee Road

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A driver died Friday morning in a crash on Okeechobee Road in Miami-Dade County, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed.

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According to FHP Lt. Alex Camacho, the crash between the flatbed truck and a box truck occurred in the southbound lanes of Okeechobee Road, at the intersection with Krome Avenue.

Camacho said the box truck was stopped at a red light when a yellow flatbed truck crashed into the back of it.

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The driver of the flatbed truck was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other driver was not injured, authorities said.

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Two southbound lanes on Okeechobee Rd were closed after the collision.

The identities of those involved in the crash were not immediately released.

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