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Eight people are dead and 45 others are injured after a bus carrying migrant farm workers crashed on State Road 40 northwest of Orlando near Ocala, Florida.
Around 6.30am on Tuesday, the bus transporting 53 migrant workers sideswiped a pickup truck causing the bus to drive through a fence and overturned in a field off the side of the road.
Footage from the scene showed the bus lying on its side off the highway, where it had rolled.
Approximately 40 people were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for injuries, some in “very serious” condition, the Florida Highway Patrol told The Independent. Pat Riordan, the Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant, said there was a “high probability” of more fatalities.
He added that the Florida Highway Patrol is conducting “a massive traffic homicide investigation”.
It is unclear where the bus was traveling to at the time of the crash or what caused the two vehicles to collide.
Florida Highway Patrol calls incident ‘massive traffic homicide investigation’
Pat Riordan, the Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant, said the bus crash that happened this morning has a “high probability” of more fatalities.
“We’ve had approximately 40 people transported to local area hospitals, some of those are also in a very serious condition, so there is a high probability that this may be beyond eight fatalities,” Mr Riordan said.
“At this point, we are conducting a massive traffic homicide investigation,” he said. “We have a full team and then some here on the scene.”
Ariana Baio, Dan Gooding14 May 2024 17:42
Eight killed and 45 injured as bus carrying migrant farmworkers overturns in Florida
A bus carrying migrant farm workers crashed with a pickup truck in Florida Tuesday morning, leaving eight people dead and around 45 people injured.
The crash, involving the bus carrying over 50 people, happened on SR-40, northwest of Orlando near Ocala, at around 6.30am.
Read more from Dan Gooding here:
Ariana Baio14 May 2024 17:38
Welcome to the Independent’s live blog coverage
Welcome to The Independent’s live blog coverage of the bus crash that occurred in Florida this morning.
Ariana Baio14 May 2024 17:36
