2 killed, 2 hurt in I-95 crash in Hollywood after driver loses control on ramp, FHP says

Michelle Marchante, Carli Teproff
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A man and woman were killed and two others were critically injured Friday in a rollover crash that shut down an Interstate 95 exit ramp and a section of Hollywood Boulevard in both directions, Florida Highway Patrol troopers say.

The crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. when a driver exiting southbound I-95 to Hollywood Boulevard lost control and crashed into another vehicle at the intersection, according to FHP.

The impact caused one of the cars to roll on its side against the wall under the I-95 overpass. The other wrecked car was pressed against a pole. The I-95 ramp remains closed. Hollywood Boulevard in the area was closed in both directions, according to Hollywood police.

One of the cars was left rolled over on its side against the wall under the I-95 overpass. The other wrecked car was pressed up against a pole.The I-95 ramp remains closed. Hollywood Boulevard is also closed in both directions, according to Hollywood police. 
One of the cars was left rolled over on its side against the wall under the I-95 overpass. The other wrecked car was pressed up against a pole.The I-95 ramp remains closed. Hollywood Boulevard is also closed in both directions, according to Hollywood police.

Video taken by Local 10 early Friday showed fire-rescue crews using the jaws of life to reach at least one person who was trapped inside one of the cars.

Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Yanko Reyes said a man and woman in the vehicle that overturned were rushed to a nearby hospital where they died. Their identities will not be released until family is notified. FHP said the man was 62 and the woman was 64.

The driver who lost control and another man were taken to the hospital in critical condition.

A third vehicle, an SUV, was damaged when debris the from the crash hit it. The driver of that vehicle was not injured.