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What to know about a bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers in Florida
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IntroductionFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A bus carrying farmworkers to a watermelon field in central Florida was
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A bus carrying farmworkers to a watermelon field in central Florida was sideswiped by a drunk driver and overturned in a field, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said.
The man accused of causing Tuesday’s crash has a lengthy driving record and is being held in jail without bond.
The farmworkers were from Mexico, working on seasonal or temporary visas. Authorities have not yet released their names.
Here’s what to know about the crash.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Around 6:40 a.m. on Tuesday, a 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Bryan Howard, 41, crossed the center line of State Road 40 and sideswiped a bus carrying 53 farmworkers to a watermelon patch at Cannon Farms in Dunnellon. The bus veered off the two-lane road that passes through horse farms, hit a tree and rolled over.
The crash happened about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Orlando.
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