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2 people killed, including a student, after Florida school bus rolls over in crash, sheriff says

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 5). 2 people killed, including a student, after Florida school bus rolls over in crash, sheriff says. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/2-people-killed-including-a-student-after-florida-school-bus-rolls-over-in-crash-sheriff-says/article_03af9a1e-c604-55a3-8bca-b12086063977.html

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A school bus carrying students to Winter Haven High School in Florida rolled over after colliding with another vehicle that had crossed the center line on Monday morning. The incident resulted in two fatalities, one of whom was a 10th-grade girl, and multiple injuries. Sheriff Grady Judd reported that there were 39 people on the bus at the time of the crash.
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On Monday morning around 6:15 a.m. in Winter Haven, Florida, a school bus carrying 39 people, including 37 high school students, rolled over onto its roof after being struck by a white Chevy Malibu that crossed the center line and hit the rear tire of the bus. The crash also involved a silver Jeep, which caught fire upon impact with the bus. This multi-vehicle collision resulted in the deaths of two individuals: a tenth-grade girl on the school bus and another person in the Jeep. Multiple others were injured, with five to seven trauma alerts issued, some critically wounded and transported by helicopter to local hospitals. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd described it as "a horrible crash" that occurred along a two-lane road when the Chevy Malibu veered into oncoming traffic, causing the bus to swerve and collide head-on with the Jeep.

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Topics

Fla. Florida Polk County WINTER HAVEN

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WINTER HAVEN GPE · 3× Fla. GPE · 1× Florida GPE · 1× Grady Judd PERSON · 1× Polk County GPE · 1×

Narrative

Some 39 people were on the school bus that was headed to Winter Haven High School in Winter Haven when an oncoming car crossed the center line and caused the crash, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference.
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Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

A school bus flipped over onto its roof during a multivehicle crash in central Florida on Monday morning, killing two people — including a 10th grade girl — and injuring several others, authorities said. asserted
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Some 39 people were on the school bus that was headed to Winter Haven High School in Winter Haven when an oncoming car crossed the center line and caused the crash, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference. asserted
Judd → head → conference
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