1 Dead After Miami Crash Sends Truck Into Schoolyard

Authorities are reporting that a driver is dead after a pickup truck crashed through a fence early Friday and ended up on a Miami school's property.

The rollover crash happened near Henry M. Flagler Elementary School.

First responders say the incident ended with the pickup truck landing upside down in the school's field.

Miami Police officials said a preliminary investigation revealed that the pickup truck was headed west on West Flagler Street when it struck a few curbs and overturned on school grounds. 

The man driving the truck was pronounced dead at the scene.

West Flagler Street near Northwest 53rd Avenue was shut down as detectives investigated the crash.

Crime scene investigators were seen removing a body from next to the pickup truck.

The crash remains under investigation.

The man's identity hasn't been released.


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