At least 8 people dead as bus carrying farmworkers crashes in Florida
Al Jazeera
Bus was carrying 53 farmworkers when it collided with a pick-up truck in central Florida, authorities say.
At least eight people have been killed after a bus carrying farmworkers in the US state of Florida collided with a pick-up truck, authorities said.
The bus was transporting 53 farmworkers when it collided with the truck in Marion County, north of Orlando, on Tuesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
About 40 passengers were transported to hospitals for minor injuries, said James Lucas, the public information officer for Marion County Fire Rescue.
The workers were headed to pick melons at Cannon Farms in Dunnellon, a small farming community in Marion County.
Authorities say the bus swerved off a road, crashed through a fence and ended up on its side in a field.
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