Farm Worker Bus Crash Leaves 8 Dead, 40 Injured in Florida

The school bus was traveling west in Dunnellon when it was side-swiped by an eastbound Ford pickup truck.
Farm Worker Bus Crash Leaves 8 Dead, 40 Injured in Florida
A bus carrying 53 farmworkers that crashed and overturned near Ocala, Fla., early on May 14, 2024. Marion County Fire Rescue Dept. via AP
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An incident in Marion County, Florida, involving a retired school bus carrying farm workers and a pickup truck resulted in eight confirmed fatalities and 40 injuries, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a press conference on May 14.

Lt. Pat Riordan, public affairs officer for Florida Highway Patrol Troop B, said initial information is that around 50 people were on the bus and were workers en route to a local farm.
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