Fatal chain-reaction crash involving 8 vehicles shuts down part of I-95 in Miami, officials say

A fatal crash involving eight vehicles in Miami left one person dead, several others injured and shut down Interstate 95 Thursday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, marking another major incident along the East Coast highway in less than a week.

The crash took place just before 2:10 a.m. near the Northwest 62nd Street exit, troopers said.

As of mid Thursday morning, it was not immediately known whether anyone else was injured in the chain-reaction crash.

Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho told USA TODAY an initial crash caused a series of minor crashes involving five other vehicles.

Camacho said the driver of a black Tesla heading south on I-95 lost control and crashed into a concrete barrier wall. The Tesla, which was disabled, was then hit by a black Dodge sedan, which caused the Tesla driver to be ejected from his vehicle, landing on the roadway, Camacho said.

The driver of an oncoming white Nissan tried to slow down to avoid running over the victim and was struck by a Chevrolet SUV.

But the Nissan was pushed forward and ran over the victim, Camacho said.

The identity of the person killed was not released.

“A few other minor injuries” were reported, Camacho said.

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Motorist being asked to seek alternative route

Motorist were being asked to seek an alternative route.