Car crashes into restaurant near Miami, injuring 3
A car crashed into a Cuban restaurant near Miami, sending three people to hospitals, according to fire officials. The crash also caused a gas leak.
The crash happened on Tuesday afternoon at El Palacio de los Jugos, located at 15110 Southwest 56th Street in southwestern Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said.
Two of the injured were female employees of the restaurant, its public relations team told CBS News Miami. The third was the driver, whom witnesses described as an elderly woman, according to the outlet.
Fire rescue officials said one patient was designated a trauma alert and transported by ambulance to HCA Florida Hospital. The other two were taken to area hospitals, but their conditions were not immediately known.
It was not immediately clear which of the three victims was the trauma alert patient or what caused the driver to crash into the building.
The gas company was notified about a leak caused by the crash.
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