1 dead as Florida authorities declare a ‘mass casualty’ in boat crash near Clearwater bridge

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — One person has died and at least a dozen people were injured Sunday when a boat crashed into a ferry off the Memorial Causeway Bridge and then fled the scene, authorities said.

The Clearwater Police Department posted on X that there were multiple injuries and the crash had been declared “a mass casualty incident” by the Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department due to the number of injuries.

All of those injured were aboard the ferry. Police did not provide any information about the person who died.