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| One dead after boat crashes into ferry carrying more than 40 people in Florida | One dead after boat crashes into ferry carrying more than 40 people in Florida |
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| Police declare ‘mass casualty incident’ due to the number of injuries, and say boat that caused accident fled the scene | Police declare ‘mass casualty incident’ due to the number of injuries, and say boat that caused accident fled the scene |
| One person has died and several were injured on Sunday when a boat crashed into a ferry off the Memorial Causeway Bridge in Florida and then fled the scene, authorities said. | |
| The Clearwater police department posted on X that there were multiple injuries and the crash had been declared “a mass casualty incident” by the Clearwater fire & rescue department due to the number of injuries. | |
| All of those injured were onboard the ferry, which was carrying more than 40 people. Police did not provide any information about the person who died. | |
| The ferry came to rest on a sandbar just south of the Memorial Causeway Bridge and all patients and passengers have been removed. | |
| Police did not immediately provide any information about the boat that fled the scene. | Police did not immediately provide any information about the boat that fled the scene. |
| Authorities did not immediately provide the number of those who were hurt. | Authorities did not immediately provide the number of those who were hurt. |
| “All local hospitals have been notified. Multiple trauma alerts have been called with helicopters transporting two of the more seriously injured,” the post said. | “All local hospitals have been notified. Multiple trauma alerts have been called with helicopters transporting two of the more seriously injured,” the post said. |
| Videos on social media showed several first responders rushing to the scene with lights flashing. | Videos on social media showed several first responders rushing to the scene with lights flashing. |
| Police cautioned drivers to avoid Memorial Causeway. | Police cautioned drivers to avoid Memorial Causeway. |
| The US Coast Guard and Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission will investigate the crash. |