2 FHP troopers injured in multi-vehicle crash on Florida's Turnpike in Miami-Dade, officials say

Two Florida Highway Patrol troopers were seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the Florida's Turnpike in Medley on Monday morning, according to officials.

The crash occurred around 10:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the Florida's Turnpike near northwest 106th Street.

According to the FHP, a silver FHP Chevy pickup truck towing a trailer was being followed by a marked FHP cruiser. The trailer then became disabled with a flat tire, and both vehicles pulled over to the emergency shoulder.

At that point, FHP said that a black Cadillac SUV veered off the roadway and crashed into the FHP cruiser. That cruiser then hit one of the troopers who was standing outside near the trailer.

The other trooper was sitting inside the vehicle and was also injured.

Traffic was also impacted on both sides of the Florida's Turnpike, with drivers being asked to avoid the area as a medical helicopter landed on the roadway to take an injured trooper from the scene.

The northbound lanes of the Turnpike are closed with traffic being diverted onto Northwest 74th Street.

No other information was released.