One person was killed and several others were injured after a ferry was struck by a boat which then fled the scene in Clearwater, Florida, on Sunday (April 27).
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00:00One person was killed and several others were injured after a ferry was struck by a boat, which then fled the scene in Clearwater, Florida, on Sunday.
00:09There were more than 40 people on board the ferry, and all the injured victims were from the ferry.
00:14All passengers and patients have since been safely evacuated.
00:18The incident was declared a mass casualty event due to the number of injuries reported.
00:24Clearwater Mayor Bruce Rector told ABC Action News that the Clearwater ferry was involved in a collision with a privately owned boat.
00:32The crash occurred as the 17-day Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival was wrapping up, with many festival-goers using the ferry for transportation to and from the event.
00:43Authorities said the fleeing boat has been identified by another law enforcement agency.
00:47The U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will lead the investigation.
00:53Authorities said the