One Dead After Florida Truck Crashes, Dangles Over Side of Highway

By Julia Bagg and Brian Hamacher, NBC Miami

Credit: NBC Miami

A delivery truck with two passengers in the front cab dangles off an on-ramp from I-95 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

February 6, 2013 Updated Feb 6, 2013 at 9:51 AM PDT

One person was killed and another hospitalized after the box truck they were in crashed and was left dangling off the side of a South Florida highway overpass early Wednesday.

The incident happened around 5 a.m. on the State Road 84 westbound on-ramp from I-95 in Fort Lauderdale.

Police said two people were in the Tracy Bakery truck when it crashed and ended up halfway off the ramp with its front end leaning against a pillar.

The driver of the truck was taken out and transported to Broward Health Medical Center where their condition was unknown.

The passenger remained inside the truck and had been unresponsive, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesman Matt Little said.

Three tow trucks were brought to the scene to pull the truck back onto the overpass about two hours after the crash. The truck's passenger was later pronounced dead, officials said.

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