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Florida school bus crash kills two, including 10th grade student
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- A school bus crash in Winter Haven, Central Florida, on Monday morning resulted in two fatalities, including a 10th-grade student on the bus.
- The crash occurred around 6:15 a.m. when a Chevy Malibu traveling westbound collided with the eastbound school bus, causing the bus to lose control and crash head-on with a Jeep.
- The second fatality was an occupant in the Jeep; the identities of the deceased have not been released.
- The bus was carrying 39 people, including 37 high school students heading to Winter Haven High School, along with the bus driver and their 9-year-old daughter.
- Lucerne Park Road was closed in both directions following the crash, and drivers were advised to use alternate routes.
