Crime & Safety
Car Crashes Into Passenger Bus, Knocking It Into I-75 Retaining Wall
There were no passengers aboard the bus at the time. The driver of the car that struck the bus was seriously injured.
LUTZ, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate a Royal Synergy Productions bus crash that occurred on southbound Interstate 75 south of State Road 56 Friday at 12:10 p.m.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Pontiac sedan driven by a 21-year-old Clearwater man was heading south on I-75 when the driver lost control and entered the inside shoulder and collided with the inside guardrail.
The car ricocheted back into the travel lanes, where he struck a bus driven by a 45-year-old man from Orlando with no passengers on board.
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The car rotated and overturned in the northbound lanes of I-75 and the bus struck the outside of a concrete barrier wall, resulting in debris falling onto the exit ramp leading from I-75 to SR-56.
The bus driver suffered minor injuries and the Clearwater man was seriously injured.
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All highway lanes were reopened at 3:05 a.m.
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