Two people have died, and at least five people are hospitalized after a major multi-vehicle crash involving a Winter Haven school bus Monday morning.
In a press conference at 10 a.m., Sheriff Grady Judd said one of the two dead is a 10th-grade student, a girl, who went to Winter Haven High School.
WATCH: Press conference with Sheriff Grady Judd
Sheriff Grady Judd news conference on fatal school bus crashOfficials said the crash happened around 6:15 a.m. when the bus was driving 37 high school students to Winter Haven High School. A white Chevy Malibu was driving in the opposite direction and veered over the line and crashed into the school bus. The school bus then crashed into a silver Jeep. A third vehicle was also involved.
The driver of the Jeep also died from their injuries. Authorities said about seven people were sent to the hospital as trauma alerts, and one person is in critical condition.
Old Lucerne Park Road to the Walmart Distribution Center was closed during the crash.
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