Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on SR 51 in Lafayette County, Florida.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly ran a stop sign and struck a bus
Participants:
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Driver of bus
- 39 passengers on bus
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- 12 people, vehicle unknown, injured
Details:
On or about Friday, February 25th, 2022, sometime in the morning hours, an accident between a bus and a tractor-trailer sent twelve individuals to the hospital. Troopers from the FHP said the accident was reported at the intersection of State Road 51 and CR 354 in Lafayette County, Florida.
Investigators said 12 people were injured when a tractor-trailer allegedly ran a stop sign on CR 354 at the intersection with State Road 51 and struck a bus loaded with 39 people. Paramedics transported 12 people from the scene to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries, but it is not immediately clear which vehicle or vehicles the victims were in at the time of the collision.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is a short distance from Mayo, Florida.
Multiple agencies assisted after the accident.