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'It Honestly Broke My Heart': Witness Helps Injured Kids After Deadly Florida School Bus Crash

Thirty-seven students and three adults were injured after a white Chevy Malibu crossed into the bus’s lane and triggered the fatal collision, officials said.

  • On Monday morning, a school bus crash in Winter Haven, Florida, killed a 10th-grade student and the driver of a silver Jeep after a four-vehicle collision near the high school.
  • Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a white Chevy Malibu crossed the double-yellow center line, striking the bus and causing it to collide head-on with the Jeep.
  • The bus carried 39 passengers, including 37 high schoolers, and emergency responders transported dozens of injured victims to hospitals via ambulances, helicopters, and private vehicles.
  • Witness Aniyah Urbaez, who arrived shortly after the crash, provided first aid to injured students and helped them contact their families while awaiting emergency services.
  • The Chevy Malibu driver is hospitalized and cooperating with the investigation, while Polk County Public Schools expressed condolences, stating "This is devastating news for WHHS and our community.
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judy offered on Tuesday new details about the accident that occurred on Monday morning in Winter Haven, in which two people died, including a 16-year-old student from Winter Haven High School. The student was identified as Adinaluz Prieto Oyola. According to the superintendent of [...] Polk County Sheriff's entry reveals new details of the accident that left two dead at Winter Haven was first published in HolaNews.

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'It honestly broke my heart': Witness helps injured kids after deadly Florida school bus crash

A witness rushed to help after a school bus crashed in Florida, killing a high school student and a driver and injuring dozens of others.

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USA Today broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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