Eight people are dead and eight others are seriously injured after a bus carrying farm workers crashed and overturned early Tuesday morning in north-central Florida, officials said.
The crash involved a 2010 International bus carrying farm workers and a 2001 Ford Ranger truck and occurred on State Road 40, 500 feet west of SW 148 Court at 6:35 a.m., the police said. Florida Highway Patrol. The crash site is about 45 miles south of Gainesville.
The two vehicles collided sideways and the bus left the road, went through a fence and overturned, the FHP said.
Eight people were killed and 37 were hospitalized – eight of whom were seriously injured, Marion County firefighters confirmed to NBC News.
A total of 53 patients were victims of the accident, the MCFR said.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating. It is unclear what caused the two vehicles to initially collide.
Marion County Public Schools said one of its school buses was not involved in the crash, but transported the victims to the hospital, WESH reported.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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