A bus carrying farm laborers in northern Florida collided with a pickup truck on Tuesday and overturned. At least eight people were killed and about eight others were critically injured. The driver of the pickup truck was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol troopers for driving under influence, according to a statement from Dave Kerner, executive director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
In addition to the people that were killed and critically injured, another 37 bus passengers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Marion County Fire and Rescue said in a statement.
The farmworkers were on their way to pick melons at Cannon Farms in Dunnellon, a small farming community. Cannon Farms, operating a commercial farm, said on Facebook that it will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday out of respect to the losses and injuries endured during this tragic accident.
Source: Reuters