SUMTER COUNTY, FL : Driver dies after school bus crash in Sumter County on Wednesday, 11th September 2024

A driver who was seriously injured in a Sept. 6 crash with a Sumter County school bus has passed away.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 68-year-old woman was driving a Ford Escort Wagon east on CR-222 around 8:35 a.m. when she failed to stop at a stop sign.

The Ford then entered the path of the school bus, which was being driven by a 50-year-old woman, and struck the car.

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