8 killed, 40 hospitalized in migrant bus crash in Marion County, Florida: officials

The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened shortly after 6:30 a.m. on SR-40, west of SW 148 Court, between Dunnellon and Ocala.Troopers said a 2010 International Bus transporting 53 farm workers and a 2001 Ford Ranger truck, for unknown reasons, collided in a sideswiped manner. After the collision, the bus traveled off the roadway through a nearby fence and overturned.The 40 people injured in the crash were taken to local hospitals, FHP said. Their conditions are unknown.

SR-40 is currently shut down from S.W. 180th Avenue Road to S.W. 140th Avenue. The Florida Department of Transportation said the area will be closed for an "extended period of time" as crews investigate. Drivers wishing to head eastbound on SR-40 can take U.S. 41 northbound to West CR-328, then take West CR-328 eastbound back to SR-40, FDOT said. Westbound SR-40 drivers can take West CR-328 westbound to U.S. 41, then take U.S. 41 southbound back to SR-40.This is a developing story.

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