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Palmetto Accident Sends 1 To Hospital

MEDLEY (CBS4) -- Six people were hurt, and one 17-year-old woman was airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center, after a hit-and-run accident involving a number of cars on the Palmetto expressway tied up traffic for hours Sunday night.

Police are looking for a car they believe may be involved.

The accident  stalled southbound traffic at NW 74th Street and SR 826.   Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue Lt. Eric Baum said most of the injuries were relatively minor, but one person with more serious injuries required trauma treatment.

The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a red or orange Ford F150 with heavy front-end damage.

The highway was opened shortly after 9 p,m,.The names of those injured were not immediately available.

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