One person died and several others were injured in Clearwater, Florida, after a boat collided with a ferry near the Causeway Memorial Bridge on Sunday night (27), local police told local CNN .
According to the authorities, more than 45 people were aboard the ferry when it was hit by the boat, which fled the scene. Subsequently, the vehicle was identified by another public security agency, according to Rob Shaw, Clearwater police officer of public information.
Police and firefighters were at the site and the city of Florida reported on social network X that six patients “were declared on trauma alert”, with two of them, who were severely injured, being transported by a helicopter.
According to Shaw, one of the injured died a while later, due to the “injuries suffered” in the collision.
“It is not believed that there is someone missing from the ferry,” Shaw told the CNN .
Police said close hospitals have been alerted and the US coastal guard will investigate the incident.
Police were notified around 8:40 pm local time. “The ferry stopped in a sandbb by the Causeway Memorial Bridge. All patients and passengers were removed,” the authorities added.
The 17 -day Sugar Sugar Festival ended on Sunday night, and many people were taking the ferry to go and go from the festival, according to media reports.
“We are investigating a boat accident on the Causeway Memorial Bridge that resulted in several injuries. An incident was declared with many victims by the Fire Department due to the number of injuries.”
Clearwater Police Department, in a statement
THE CNN He contacted the Pinellas County Fire Department and City Hall for more details.
Drivers are being advised to avoid the Causeway memorial as emergency teams remain at the scene.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will lead the accident investigation, Clearwater police said.
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