Two people were injured and taken to a hospital after a landscaping truck crashed in North Miami on Friday, October 23, 2026, according to police as reported by Local 10 and CBS Miami. The reports say the truck struck a bus bench, a tree and businesses near Northeast Eighth Avenue and 125th Street, near the Museum of Contemporary Art. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and North Miami police responded shortly after 12:40 p.m., and fire rescue transported two people to a local hospital. Police said the injured were among the three people in the truck. CBS Miami reported that businesses hit by the truck had to board their storefronts because of the damage.

Neither the hospital nor any names were released in the reports reviewed. The cause of the crash remained under investigation on Friday afternoon, and no official determination about fault was released. One local report described a witness saying the driver told him he had lost control and tried to avoid hitting anyone. That witness account is not an official finding, and readers should treat the investigation, not early accounts, as the source for what happened. Sources: Local 10, October 23, 2026, CBS Miami, October 23, 2026 and Miami Focal, October 24, 2026.

Why Work-Truck Crashes Need Evidence Preserved Early

When a truck that is being used for work leaves the roadway and strikes fixed objects and buildings, several kinds of evidence can disappear quickly. The truck may be repaired or put back in service, nearby businesses may overwrite surveillance video within days, and the bench, tree and storefront damage at the scene may be cleared or boarded up, as was reported here. Photographs of the scene and the vehicles, surveillance video from nearby businesses, dashcam video, and the names of witnesses can all help investigators and injured people understand the sequence of events.

If you were involved, keep the crash report information, medical records and bills, photographs, and any letters or messages from insurance companies together in one place. Do not give a recorded statement to another insurer while you are in pain or still being treated, before you understand what the statement may be used for. A short, factual report to your own insurer is different from a detailed recorded statement to an opposing insurer.

Insurance and Fault After a Truck Crash

Florida drivers and occupants may have personal injury protection, often called PIP, which can pay a portion of medical bills and lost wages regardless of fault, but treatment generally must begin within 14 days for PIP benefits to apply. In a work-truck crash, more than one policy may be relevant, including a commercial auto policy and the coverage on the vehicle involved. Which policies apply, and in what order, depends on the facts that the investigation establishes, including how the truck was being used at the time.

Florida follows modified comparative negligence: a recovery is reduced by the claimant’s percentage of fault, and it is barred entirely if the claimant is found more than 50% at fault. An early report that an investigation is continuing, or a single witness account, is not a final decision about civil fault. Deadlines and notice requirements can also apply, so injured people should get advice promptly rather than relying on an insurer’s timeline.

If you were injured in this North Miami crash or another serious crash in Miami-Dade or Broward County, Tacher Law offers a free consultation. Call +1 (305) 644-2211 or reach us through our contact page.

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