Eight people killed and many injured in bus crash onSR-40 in Ocala, Marion County, Florida

Modified Date:

Tue, 05/14/2024 - 2:52pm

Accident Date:

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

8 dead, at least 40 injured as farmworkers' bus overturns in central Florida

The workers were being transported to Cannon Farms in Dunellon, which has been harvesting watermelons.

8 dead, 45 hospitalized in massive Florida bus crash

For reasons to be determined, the bus and a Ford Ranger truck collided in a "sideswiped manner," FHP said. After the collision, FHP says the bus traveled off the roadway, went through a fence and then overturned.

Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges

Bryan Maclean Howard faces eight counts of DUI-Manslaughter, the FHP said in a statement. No further details were released, including what substance allegedly left Howard impaired.