CRITICAL CRASH: Head-On Collision At Palmetto Park Road And US-441

by News Desk | Feb 6, 2023 · 7:57 am | Boca Raton News

CRITICAL CRASH - Head-On Collision At Palmetto Park Road And US-441

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BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) — An early morning crash at Palmetto Park Road and US-441 sent one person to the hospital in serious condition after a work van crashed head-on into another vehicle, through a guard rail, and into a canal.

Sources close to the incident tell Boca Post that a young man has been transported to a local trauma center after being involved in a head-on collision that ended with his van in the canal at US-441 and Palmetto Park Road in unincorporated Boca Raton.

The crash happened at approximately 5:40 AM on Monday, February 6th, 2023. A large PBSO and PBCFR response was heard and seen at the intersection of US-441 and Palmetto Park Road as first responders searched the canal to make sure no one else was trapped in the van.

PBCFR transported two people to hospitals for their injuries.

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