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Off-Duty Gainesville Police Officer Seriously Injured After Rear-Ending Marion County School Bus
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 16, 9:31 AM EDT
updated Oct 16, 4:00 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WKMG (News 6 CBS), WFTV (Channel 9 ABC) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
An off-duty Gainesville police officer was seriously injured after their patrol SUV rear-ended a Marion County school bus, which also left 3 people on the bus injured, WOFL reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 3, Oct 16, 4:27 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Gainesville police officer injured after striking bus in Marion County · Ocala Gazette
- Gainesville officer crashes into Marion County school bus, seriously hurt; 3 injured on bus, FHP says · WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando)
- Gainesville police officer seriously injured after patrol SUV rear-ends Marion County school bus · WFTV (Channel 9 ABC)
- Off-duty Gainesville police officer seriously injured after rear-ending Marion County school bus · WKMG (News 6 CBS)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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