Eight people were killed and 46 others were injured when a migrant bus and a pickup truck collided in the Ocala, Florida, area on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Eight people were killed and 46 others were injured when a migrant bus and a pickup truck collided in Marion County on Tuesday morning, officials said.The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened shortly after 6:30 a.m. on SR-40, west of SW 148 Court, on the outskirts of Dunnellon. During a news conference, troopers said a 2010 retired International school bus, transporting 53 farmworkers, was traveling westbound on SR-40.
So this time of year, we always have migrant workers that are in our county that are on buses just like this," Woods said. SR-40 is currently shut down from S.W. 180th Avenue Road to S.W. 140th Avenue. The Florida Department of Transportation said the area will be closed for an "extended period of time" as crews investigate. AdventHealth Ocala said they are providing the media staging area due to the crash scene being cleared.
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