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Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a school bus crash that occurred Thursday afternoon on I-95 north in Palm Beach County. The crash happened just north of the Atlantic Avenue exit near Delray Beach, and involved a School District of Palm Beach County bus and another vehicle, according to the school district. The bus was transporting roughly 22 students from Palm Springs Middle School, who were returning from a field trip, along with three chaperones. No students or chaperones were injured,

Photo by: Ocala fire rescue A dog died and two residents were taken to the hospital as trauma alerts after a house fire early Thursday in Ocala, authorities said. Ocala Fire Rescue crews were dispatched shortly after 1 a.m. to the 2300 block of SW Fourth Street after a neighbor reported a fire. A police officer already at the scene told firefighters the home was fully engulfed and that one resident had suffered burns. The officer helped the injured resident

A bicyclist was struck and killed late Thursday in Ocala, police said. The fatal wreck happened in the 2000 block of SW College Road near Target. Ocala police said the bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, but other details about the crash have not been released. College Road was closed in the area after the crash but it was later reopened. A bicycle accident can leave you with serious injuries, unexpected medical bills, and emotional stress—especially when the driver denies fault or refuses

Photo by: local10 One person was killed in a car accident and a woman was arrested following a chase and crash Thursday afternoon on Florida’s Turnpike in Broward County, authorities confirmed. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies were assisting Coconut Creek police with a stolen vehicle investigation out of Fort Lauderdale when the driver of the stolen pickup truck struck a marked BSO unit and then a marked Coconut Creek police unit in the area of Sample Road and the Turnpike

Photo by: wesh The northbound lanes of Interstate 95 are closed in Brevard County after a fatal crash on Thursday afternoon, Florida Highway Patrol says. The crash happened at mile marker 232 north of Deering Parkway in Mims just before 2:30 p.m. A semi-truck with a trailer “struck the inside shoulder guardrail, and became engulfed in flames,” FHP said. The driver was pronounced deceased on-scene, FHP said. “The sequence of events that led to this crash are still under investigation,”

Photo by: gulfcoastnewsnow A car crashed into a Dollar General store located in Burnt Store Marina on Thursday. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of a car crashing into the side of the store. Once on scene, deputies discovered the car had hit a water line. Gulf Coast News reporter Muhammad Abdul Qawee was on the scene and spoke to the driver of the car, who said they were trying to park and crashed into

Photo by: (American Red Cross) The American Red Cross is assisting 13 people who have been displaced following a house fire Wednesday night in West Park. According to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, the fire occurred at a home in the 3900 block of Southwest 34th Avenue. Officials said 10 adults and three children have been displaced after the home sustained heavy damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Red Cross said it is “providing emergency financial assistance, health

Photo by: local10 A driver was taken into custody late Thursday morning after fleeing from a Florida Highway Patrol trooper and crashing into another vehicle in Davie, authorities said. According to FHP, a trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for reckless driving along Interstate 595. The vehicle initially slowed but then accelerated and fled westbound on I-595. Authorities said the vehicle exited onto northbound State Road 441, where it crashed into another vehicle. Sky 10 flew

Photo by WJXT News4JAX   The Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene of a fatal crash Thursday morning, on US-301 north of I-10. As of 10:50 a.m., all northbound lanes were blocked near Summerfield Lane. An hour later, the roadway was clear. Video from the scene showed a badly damaged sedan and a pickup truck in a ditch. Drivers are urged to avoid the area or seek an alternate route. News4JAX has a crew at the scene gathering information.

Police are investigating a crash in Sunrise that left a motorcyclist dead and another person hospitalized Wednesday night. The crash happened around 10 p.m. in the 2700 block of Pine Island Road. Sunrise Police said the motorcyclist was killed at the scene, while a passenger in the car was injured and taken to a local hospital. The driver of the car wasn’t injured. Police haven’t released the identities of the people involved. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

A crash on I-95 South in Stuart is backing up traffic on Thursday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just after Exit 102, High Meadows Avenue, at 8:11 a.m. In the latest update at 8:22 a.m., officials said that the left lane has been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Car accidents can change your life instantly, leaving you with physical injuries, emotional stress, and financial burdens. Ovadia Law Group provides dedicated legal representation for accident victims

Photo by: WEAR  A residential fire was reported in the Warrington area Wednesday evening. Several people called in about the fire at a residence in the 800 block of Lakewood Road. The fire broke out at around 6:45 p.m. Escambia County Fire Rescue were on scene. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The county says all four residents and their pets were safely evacuated. No one was injured. American Red Cross was notified to assist the