9 dead after SUV crashes into canal in Florida

Nine people are dead after a driver crashed into a canal Monday night in western Palm Beach County, officials said.

Nine people are dead after a driver crashed into a canal Monday night in western Palm Beach County, officials said. 

According to a crash report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the driver failed to negotiate a left curve, resulting in the 2023 Ford Explorer veering onto the grass shoulder and hitting the guardrail before finally overturning into the canal. 

The car was traveling westbound around 7:30pm on Hatton Highway in Belle Glade, Florida. 

Police in a statement said four victims were pronounced dead on the scene, and six were transported to a local hospital where five of them passed away.

Palm Beach County police officers on the scene of the crash on Monday night.WPTV“We have one survivor for a total of 10 victims,” the sheriff’s office said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families during this heartbreaking incident.” 

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