Source: Local 10 News
Nine people have died after a Ford Explorer crashed into a canal in Palm Beach County Monday night, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday morning.
According to ABC affiliate WPBF, the single-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Southwest Conners Highway in Belle Glade.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene and found the SUV upside down in the water, with only its wheels visible.
Investigators say the driver of the SUV failed to turn while approaching a curve, causing the SUV to slam into a guardrail before flipping over into the nearby canal.
Authorities confirmed that 10 people were inside the vehicle, four of whom were pronounced dead at the scene.
The six others were hospitalized, two of whom were airlifted to a trauma center with critical injuries.
PBSO confirmed Tuesday that five of the victims died at the hospital, bringing the death count to nine and leaving only one survivor — 26-year-old Jorden Hall, who is now listed in serious condition.
Fire rescue divers searched the canal to ensure all occupants were accounted for.
PBSO is investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash.
The identities of the victims killed in the crash have not been released.
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