Brevard County, FL (April 12, 2020) - Police and rescue crews responded to the scene of a vehicle crash in Brevard County on Saturday, April 11th. The crash took place at approximately 10:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of US 1.
According to reports, the crash involved a vehicle rollover. Firefighters at the scene had to extract two victims who were trapped inside the vehicle following the rollover. The victims were extricated but there is no word on the seriousness of their injuries at this time. There is also no information on the events that led up to the accident.
The cause of the crash under investigation at this time.
According to statistics published by NHTSA, a reportable crash takes place in Florida every 92 seconds. More than half of all reported crashes will result in injury to one or more victims. A rollover accident can prove to be especially dangerous. Rollover crashes often take place at high speeds and pose dangers to the victims. Those hurt in rollover crashes can either become pinned inside the car as it rolls over or may be thrown from the vehicle and suffer serious injuries.
Police will continue to investigate the cause of this crash. Our thoughts are with the victims at this time.
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