Bus Carrying Migrants In Florida Crashes Killing 8 And Injuring 40

Marion County, Florida — Eight people were killed and approximately 40 others were injured when a migrant bus collided with a pickup truck 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. For unknown reasons, officials said a 2001 Ford Ranger truck traveling eastbound on the same road collided with the bus in a sideswipe manner. After the collision, the bus traveled off the roadway through a nearby fence, struck a tree and overturned, FHP Lt. Patrick Riordan told reporters.