Traffic crash on highway leaves shark dead

Florida Today

A traffic crash on Interstate 95 in Volusia County, Fla. has left a shark dead.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a truck carrying five sharks from Marathon to an aquarium at Coney Island, N.Y., was involved in a crash on Interstate 95 after losing a tire and veering off the road into the center median.

With its transport aquarium damaged, one of the sharks died, officials said.

The crash came during a storm that swept across the coast this afternoon, creating heavy flooding and traffic issues throughout the area.