29 Injured, 13 Hospitalized After Tractor-Trailer Causes Chain-Reaction Collision with 18 Vehicles on Florida Highway

More than two dozen people were hurt in a chain-reaction collision involving 18 vehicles on Florida’s Interstate- 95 in Miami-Dade.

Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officials said the incident — which injured 29 people including 13 who were hospitalized — happened at around 11:25 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, in the southbound lanes of I-95 near Ives Dairy Road, according to NBC Miami

A tractor-trailer that was traveling southbound on I-95 failed to stop and crashed into vehicles in traffic, FHP Lt. Alex Camacho told Local 10 News.

“As a result, the tractor trailer collided into several vehicles causing a chain reaction of crashes,” Camacho said.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue told NBC Miami that there were 29 people that received treatment as a result of the crash, including 13 who were transported to nearby hospitals for their injuries.

One adult was admitted to the hospital as a trauma alert patient, NBC Miami reported. Nine adults and three children were also hospitalized. Camacho told Local 10 News that some of the people involved in the crash were admitted at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital with minor injuries.

The sixteen other people were assessed at the site, but did not need additional medical care, per NBC Miami.

Florida Highway Patrol and the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Luis Rodriguez was one of the people who witnessed the crash while on his way home on Thursday night. He told NBC Miami that it was a jarring sight to see as he was passing by.

“You could hear tires screeching, you could hear banging, crashing, you could smell the burnt in the air,” he told the outlet. “The Miami-Dade Police Department Fire Rescue, highway troopers, everyone came into play so quickly. They responded in a matter of minutes.”