(WESH-TV) — OCALA, Fla. — A crash on SR-40 in Ocala involving a bus killed eight people and hospitalized dozens of others on Tuesday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
According to FHP, eight of those people are critically injured. In total, FHP has reported 53 total patients in this massive crash.
View of the scene where bus crashed, killing 8 people in Marion County. Bus is on its side in a horse farm. 8 others critically injured. #WESH pic.twitter.com/lJgX62sGPZ
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“There is high probability this may be beyond eight fatalities,” Lt. Patrick Riordan with FHP said during a press conference.