1 mass victim event after the ship crashed into Clearwater Ferry in Florida

One person died and several people were injured when a boat hit the ferry ferry in Clearwater, Florida, Sunday night.

All injured people were people in the Ferry, according to the Clearwater Police Department.

There were 45 people aboard the ferry, including two crew members, when it was beaten by a boat that passed, police said.

“The Fire Department has declared an incident of massive victims due to the amount of injuries. All local hospitals have been notified,” said Clearwater PD in a Publish in x Sunday night.

“Multiple trauma alerts with helicopters have been called two of the most injured,” the post continued.

The incident took place near the Memorial causeway in Clearwater. The San Petersburg coast guard sector was notified at approximately 8:40 pm, the seventh district of the Coast Guard wrote in x.

The boat that hit the ferry fled the scene, said Clearwater PD in a publication on social networks on Sunday night.

After the accident, the ferry rested on a sand bar to the south of the bridge. The lifeguards and emergency staff were able to eliminate “all patients and passengers” in Ferry, police said.

“We were enjoying the trip, and suddenly we listened to the first partner shouting: ‘Hey, hey, hey'”, a passenger He told ABC Affiliate WFTS In Tampa.

“And then we looked back and this great yacht simply crossed the boat,” said the passenger, who was traveling in the ferry with his two children and his wife, who has 31 weeks pregnant with the third son of the couple.

The Coast Guard says there were six people aboard the recreational ship, which left the scene. The authorities said it was later found by an response agency.

“The ship that fled the scene has been identified by another law agency,” said Clearwater PD. However, no more details have been made about the second boat involved in the incident.

The Florida Fishing and Wildlife Conservation Commission will take the accident investigation initiative, police said.