9 people injured, transported to hospital, after their small bus overturns on rainy State Road 70 near Fort Pierce.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:29am
Accident Date: 
Monday, April 7, 2014

Nine injured when bus rolls over near Fort Pierce.

Nine migrant workers were injured Tuesday evening when the bus they were traveling in overturned in the 30,000 block of Okeechobee Road (State Road 70) near Fort Pierce, said St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken J. Mascara.

Nine migrant workers were injured Tuesday evening when the bus they were traveling in overturned in the 30,000 block of Okeechobee Road (State Road 70) near Fort Pierce, said St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken J. Mascara.

The small migrant labor bus ran off the road, hit the median and landed on its side, according to St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken J. Mascara.

He said the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. in rainy conditions.

The migrants received non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center and Heart Institute in Fort Pierce, said Battalion Chief Nate Spera, spokesman for St. Lucie County Fire Rescue.

Type: Bus Accident
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