![]() They say the intersection needs to be a stop light all four ways. UPDATE 7:00 PM: Roads are open again after the deadly accident Saturday morning in which 5 people died and multiple were taken in to the hospital, but it isn't the first time the intersection at Woodville and Highway 98 has seen an incident.Īccording to residents the intersection has seen many deaths before from people running the light. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) The driver of the bus, 56-year-old Elie Dupiche of Belle Glade, was hospitalized in critical condition.Ĭreel said a small child from the bus and the driver of the tractor trailer, Gordon Sheets, 55 of Copiague, New York, died in the crash.Ĭreed said the bus was headed south on a north-south state road when it collided with the tractor-trailer, which was westbound on U.S. Wakulla County Sheriff Charlie Creel said Saturday that speed was not a factor in the early morning crash. (AP) - Authorities were investigating Sunday what caused a driver of a decades-old school bus to run a flashing red light and collide with a tractor-trailer causing both to burst into flames killing five people and injuring 25 others. Next of Kin for two of these individuals have still not been located. Reports released by FHP now indicate that four people were killed in the accident at the intersection of Woodville and Highway 98. UPDATE 10:50 AM 6/3: What was initially reported as five reported deaths by Florida Highway Patrol has been changed to four. ![]()
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