One person dead and multiple injured after boat crashes into ferry
One person has died and several people were injured on Sunday when a boat crashed in Florida.
Emergency services were called to the Memorial Causeway Bridge after the boat hit the ferry and then fled the scene just after 10pm local time.
The Clearwater Police Department posted on X that there were multiple injuries and the crash had been declared 'a mass casualty incident' by the Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department due to the number of injuries.
Authorities did not immediately provide the number of those who were hurt.
At least one person has been killed after the crash last night(Picture: Douglas R Clifford/Tampa Bay Tim)
Emergency services were called to the Tampa Bay area just after 10pm last night (Picture: Douglas R Clifford/Tampa Bay Tim)
The post said: 'All local hospitals have been notified. Multiple trauma alerts have been called with helicopters transporting two of the more seriously injured.'
Videos on social media showed several first responders rushing to the scene with lights flashing.
Police cautioned drivers to avoid the Memorial Causeway.
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