A number of folks had been injured Sunday when a ship crashed right into a ferry off the Memorial Causeway Bridge after which fled the scene, authorities stated.
The Clearwater Police Division posted on X that there have been a number of accidents and the crash had been declared “a mass casualty incident” by the Clearwater Fireplace & Rescue Division as a result of variety of accidents.
All of these injured had been aboard the ferry, which was carrying greater than 40 folks.
The ferry got here to relaxation on a sandbar simply south of the Memorial Causeway bridge and all sufferers and passengers have been eliminated.
Police didn’t instantly present any details about the boat that fled the scene.
Authorities didn’t instantly present the variety of those that had been harm.
“All native hospitals have been notified. A number of trauma alerts have been known as with helicopters transporting two of the extra significantly injured,” in accordance with a Fb submit by Clearwater Fireplace & Rescue Division.
Movies on social media confirmed a number of first responders speeding to the scene with lights flashing.
Police cautioned drivers to keep away from Memorial Causeway.
The US Coast Guard and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Fee will examine the crash.
