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Florida student killed in rollover school bus crash

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A rollover school bus crash in Polk County, Florida, resulted in two deaths, including a tenth-grade student from Winter Haven High School, and several injuries on Monday morning. The accident involved the school bus carrying 37 students and its driver along with three other vehicles, one of which was a silver Jeep whose occupant also died. Police reported that a white Chevy Malibu crossed into oncoming traffic, striking the rear wheels of the school bus before it collided head-on with the Jeep. At least five people were hospitalized, one in critical condition.

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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

Chevy Florida Jeep Malibu Polk County

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Judd PERSON · 3× Chevy ORG · 2× Polk County GPE · 2× Florida GPE · 1× Grady Judd PERSON · 1× Jeep ORG · 1× Winter Haven High School ORG · 1×

Narrative

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the accident occurred at roughly 6:15 a.m. on a two-lane road when a white Chevy Malibu crossed the lane divide into oncoming traffic and struck the rear wheels of the school bus, ripping off one of its tires.

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Florida student killed in rollover school bus crash · assertive framing

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Two people died, including a high school student, and several others suffered injuries after a Florida school bus was struck in a multi-vehicle crash in Polk County on Monday morning. asserted

bus → die → morning

The crash involved the school bus and three other vehicles, sending multiple people to nearby hospitals. asserted

crash → involve → hospitals

As of a news conference on Monday, authorities confirmed the two deaths and said one person remained in critical condition. asserted

person → confirm → condition

Police have not identified the tenth grade Winter Haven High School student who died in the crash. asserted

who → identify → crash

The other deceased person was inside a silver Jeep that collided with the school bus. asserted

that → collide → bus

Malibu → say → tires

The bus then itself lurched into oncoming traffic, where it collided head-on with the Jeep. asserted

it → lurch → Jeep

"It was a horrible crash," Judd said during a news conference. asserted

Judd → say → conference

We had a beautiful tenth grade girl lose her life." asserted

girl → have → life

The bus was carrying 37 students at the time of the crash, as well as the bus driver and the driver's 9-year-old daughter, police said. asserted

police → carry → crash

Judd said between five and seven people were transferred to local hospitals with "trauma alerts," and just one was in critical condition. asserted

one → say → condition

Judd said the injured were brought to hospitals via a combination of helicopters, ambulances and private vehicles. asserted

injured → say → helicopters

Authorities say the driver of the Chevy Malibu is cooperating with investigators. asserted

driver → say → investigators

The individual, who told police they were on their way to work, has not been arrested. asserted

they → tell → work