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Toddler and man killed in fiery crash in NW Miami-Dade County

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A toddler and a man were killed in a fiery Thanksgiving Day crash in northwest Miami-Dade, officials said.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said two cars collided and caught fire in the 2900 block of Northwest North River Drive Thursday afternoon around 3:30.

The man and a child were killed while a woman was taken as a trauma alert to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, officials said. A fourth victim refused treatment.

Cell phone footage from a witness showed flames and heavy smoke coming from the cars. The witness said it sounded like a bomb had exploded.

Officials haven't released the names of the victims. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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