An accident occurred this Tuesday in north-central Floridawhere eight people died and 45 were injured after a bus carrying farm workers crashed on a state highway.
The 2010 model bus carrying “approximately 53 farm workers” and a 2001 Ford Ranger collided around 6:35 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol reported, cited by CNN.
According to emergency officials, after the collisionthe bus left the road, went through a fence and ended up overturned.
James Lucas of the Marion County Fire Rescue reported that eight people died at the scene. In addition, the 45 injured were transferred to medical centers, with eight of them in critical condition.
However, Lt. Patrick Riordan of the Florida Highway Patrol warned at a news conference that sand expect other people to die as a result of the accident.
Riordan indicated that some of the injured, including the driver of the Ford truck, are in “very serious condition.”
In addition, he noted that they are conducting “a large-scale investigation into the homicides due to the road incident” and noted that it will probably be at least six months before the investigation is concluded.
The passengers aboard the bus were farm workers headed to a farm in the area, Riordan was quoted as saying. CNN.
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods dodged the question about the victims’ immigration status by responding: “All I’ve been told up to this point is that everyone has what they need to be here.”
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Alicia Barcenareported this Tuesday that Mexican agricultural workers are involved in this accident.
The staff of the Mexican Consulate in Orlando is on site “to support Mexican people and provide consular protection,” he noted in the statement. red social X.
For its part, the Mexican Consulate in Orlando reported that as a result of the tragic accident they make “emergency telephone numbers available and we appreciate any information about affected Mexican people and relatives.”
