1 hospitalized after car plunges into canal in West Miami-Dade

Rescue crews pulled one person out of the water after a car plunged into a canal in West Miami-Dade officers reported Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the area of Southwest Eighth Street and th Avenue at around p m on Tuesday News cameras captured a broken railing near the canal According to MDFR first responders were able to take the person to a nearby hospital Investigators are attempting to determine what led to the car ending up in the canal Deputies with Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office were also seen at the scene of the crash as they ensured traffic continues to move and worked to figure out a way to remove the carriage from the water The extent of the victim s injuries remains unclear as officers continue their assessment Please check back on WSVN com and News for more details on this evolving story