Multiple deaths, injuries reported after bus overturns on Highway 40

There is no access to Highway 40 from Highway 41 near the Citrus and Marion county line.

Author: Claire Farrow

Published: 8:43 AM EDT May 14, 2024

Updated: 8:43 AM EDT May 14, 2024

DUNNELLON, Fla. — Multiple people are dead and others are hurt after a bus overturned on Highway 40 just outside of Citrus County, authorities said.

Few details are available, but the Citrus County Sheriff's Office tells reporter Eric Glasser a "mass casualty" crash involving at least 85 people occurred Tuesday morning on West Highway 40 in Marion County.

The bus involved in the crash is not a school bus, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.

West Highway 40 is closed because of the crash. Drivers are urged to find an alternate route, especially if traveling to or from Citrus and Marion counties.

The Florida Highway Patrol is reportedly investigating what happened.

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