At Least Eight Dead, Dozens Injured in Florida Bus Crash Carrying Migrant Workers

Dunnellon, Florida United States of America
37 people were transported to hospitals following the crash.
53 migrant workers were on the bus en route to a watermelon farm for work.
At least 8 people died in a bus crash on State Road 40 and SW 148th Court in Marion County, Florida.
The owner of the private company was among those injured and taken to a hospital.
At Least Eight Dead, Dozens Injured in Florida Bus Crash Carrying Migrant Workers

In a tragic incident early Tuesday, a bus carrying 53 migrant workers in Florida crashed, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people and leaving dozens injured. The accident occurred on State Road 40 and SW 148th Court in Marion County when the bus, en route to a local watermelon farm to work for a private company, collided with another vehicle. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at least 37 people were transported to hospitals following the crash. The owner of the private company was among those injured and had to be taken to a hospital after the accident. Authorities have closed a portion of Florida's State Road 40 West following this devastating crash. The investigation is ongoing.



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  • Was the other vehicle involved in the crash also transporting people?
  • What was the cause of the bus crash?

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    • About 53 migrant workers were on the bus at the time of the crash.
    • They were being taken to a local watermelon farm for work when the accident occurred.
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    • The bus was carrying 'migrant workers' to a watermelon farm.
    • At least eight people have been killed in a bus crash in Dunnellon, Florida.
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    • ]Florida bus crash leaves at least eight dead and 45 injured after vehicle carrying 53 migrant workers to watermelon farm overturns
    • The crash occurred in Dunnellon, Florida on Tuesday morning at around 6:30am
    • Florida Highway Patrol troopers said the bus was carrying 'migrant workers' to a watermelon farm, which officials confirmed was nearby Cannon Farms.
    • Officials said the migrant workers were employed by a private company, and the owner of the company was among those transported to hospital.
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    • A bus crashed on a Florida highway Tuesday morning, resulting in 8 deaths and 8 critical injuries.
    • The laborers worked for a private company.
    • 53 people were on the bus at the time of the crash, 40 of whom have been taken to hospitals.
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  • Unique Points
    • At approximately 6:36 a.m., a bus carrying fifty-three migrant workers was involved in a serious accident on highway 40 and SW 148th Court.
    • MCFR had to ‘cut back the door to make entry to the patients’ trapped in the bus.
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