8 hurt when Broward County transit bus collides with truck

Deputies: Bus somehow jumped median, struck pickup truck

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Eight people were hospitalized after a Broward County transit bus crossed over a median and struck a pickup truck, deputies said.

The accident happened Friday evening in the 2700 block of Sample Road near the Florida Turnpike in Deerfield Beach.

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According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the bus somehow jumped the median and struck a Ford F-150 pickup.

There were seven people on the bus, including the driver.

Deputies said all seven people and the truck driver were taken to hospitals in the area with non-life-threatening injuries. Deerfield Beach and Pompano Fire Rescue crews helped those hurt in the accident.


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