wrong-way crash on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade

Four women and one man were killed and one other person was in critical condition after a wrong-way crash on the Palmetto Expressway early Saturday morning, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said.

The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. along the Palmetto near Northwest 57th Avenue. Fire rescue responded to the scene shortly after.

A man in a silver Infiniti sedan was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when it collided head-on into a gray Honda sedan carrying four women and one man, Florida Highway Patrol said.

Florida Highway Patrol have identified 30-year-old Maiky Simeon as the wrong-way driver and are asking for more information about what he was doing before the crash.

According to FHP, a total of four women and one man were in the Honda. All of them died on the scene as a result of the collision.

Video showed the silver sedan was left destroyed on the roadway and the gray sedan also shattered on the Palmetto.

“Our crews had to use the jaws of life to crop out one victim that was trapped in his vehicle," said Marc Chavers, the Division Chief for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. "Unfortunately in the other vehicle there was no one alive to be saved.”

Video showed the highway shut down and a rescue helicopter landing to assist.

Fire rescue told NBC 6 Simeon was taken to Ryder Trauma Center and was in critical condition.

The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed Sunday that Simeon was driving with a valid drivers license.

This is a developing story. Please check back on air and on the NBC 6 app for updates.

Editor's note: Initially, officials said five women had been killed in the crash but later updated the information to four women and one man.