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Paramedics Rescue Driver Who Got Trapped After Slamming Into School Building

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The driver of an SUV that slammed into a school building had to be extricated by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said in a news release that the patient was "heavily entrapped" after the crash on Saturday.

The hood of the SUV was fully stuck in the wall leaving a large hole on the exterior of Dr. Henry Mack West Little River K-8 Center.

Paramedics tended to the patient while still in the vehicle while technical rescuers worked to get the driver out.

The driver was taken by helicopter to a hospital, but the condition was not clear.

(© Copyright 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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