1 woman dead, 3 people hospitalized after an explosive crash in Deerfield Beach, BSO officials say

Broward Sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles in Deerfield Beach on Tuesday afternoon.

The Broward Sheriff's Office said they received a call at around 1:45 p.m. about a reported crash involving three vehicles near the 4400 block of Northeast 3rd Avenue in Deerfield Beach.  

Investigators pronounced one person dead on the scene. Three other people were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. According to BSO Fire, the person pronounced dead was an adult woman. 

Chopper 4 was on the scene where a white car was flipped over and completely mangled. A white van was also mangled close by. A red car was also seen smashed into a home around the block from where the two other cars were hit. 

Neighbors say this crash was one of the worst crashes they've ever seen. 

CBS News Miami spoke to one neighbor off camera who said that he pulled one of the victims out of the white mangled car. He also said he tried to help a woman in the car but she was already deceased. 

Other neighbors recall hearing a loud boom noise outside of their homes. They added it sounded as if there was an explosion. 

"I was just sitting in my house and all I heard was….. I didn't want to look at the pictures, you know what I mean," Kim Smith, one of the neighbors, said. 

Due to the investigation, the area of Northeast 3rd Avenue between Northeast 48th and 43rd streets are shut down. Officials advise drivers to look for other routes. 

Officials were seen towing the three cars away and picking up the mangled pieces from the street on Tuesday evening.  

BSO's Traffic Homicide Unit is currently on the scene investigating what caused the crash.