Elderly Man Critical After Truck Plunges Into Sunrise Canal
An elderly man is in critical condition after his truck crashed through a wall and entered a canal in Sunrise on Thursday afternoon. On-duty fire officials rescued the man before dive teams arrived.
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An elderly man is in critical condition after his truck crashed through a wall and plunged into a canal Thursday afternoon in Sunrise.
Sunrise Police responded to the incident near Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest 94th Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found a truck in the water.
Before dive teams arrived, an on-duty Battalion Chief and an Operations Battalion Chief entered the canal. They broke the truck's window and pulled the unconscious man from the sinking vehicle.
Paramedics transported the man to Broward Health Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition. The cause of the crash is under investigation by Sunrise Police.
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