A multi-vehicle accident on the Sawgrass Expressway has injured 10 people, including 5 children

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A multi-vehicle accident severely disrupted traffic in northern Broward County on Sunday.

It happened on the Sawgrass Expressway near the University Drive exit, which is near the border between Coral Springs and Parkland.

A total of 10 patients were taken to the hospital with various injuries, according to the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department.

Of the injured, five were pediatric patients and they were taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

The five adult patients were taken to Broward Health Coral Springs, one of whom was taken by air ambulance, authorities said.

Rescue workers gave no information on the health of one of the 10 injured patients.

The northbound lanes of the Sawgrass Expressway in the area of ​​the accident were completely closed, and cars were forced to exit the freeway at Coral Springs Drive.