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3 taken to trauma center after minivan crashes into tree

Jaws of Life used to remove 2 of them
Crash on Okeechobee and Military Trail near West Palm Beach. Feb. 7, 2024.png
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Three people were taken to a trauma center after their minivan crashed into a tree near West Palm Beach on Wednesday afternoon, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
 
At approximately 4:20, PBCFR units were dispatched to the northwest corner of Military Trail and Okeechobee Boulevard for a motor vehicle crash.

They found a minivan off the roadway with the front end damaged after crashing into a tree, the agency posted on Facebook.

Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to remove two of the three individuals in the vehicle.

All three were taken to a local trauma center with two of them meeting trauma alert criteria, PBCFR said.