Florida ferry carrying dozens of passengers struck by boat in hit-and-run: 'Mass casualty incident'

First responders successful Clearwater, Florida, declared a "mass casualty incident" Sunday nighttime aft a recreational ferry carrying dozens of passengers was struck by a boat, which fled the scene.

The Clearwater Police Department said the Clearwater Ferry had much than 40 radical onboard erstwhile it was struck by different vessel adjacent the Memorial Causeway Bridge.

The nonstop fig of injuries is unclear, but constabulary said each injuries came from passengers connected the ferry. Two radical were considered "seriously injured" and transported by chopper to section hospitals.

As of 10:30 p.m. section time, archetypal responders had removed each patients and passengers from the ferry.

Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire and Rescue are connected the country of a vessel clang adjacent the Memorial Causeway Bridge, according to Clearwater police. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

"It’s been declared a wide casualty incidental by the occurrence section owed to the fig of injuries. All section hospitals person been notified. Multiple trauma alerts person been called with helicopters transporting 2 of the much earnestly injured. Drivers should debar Memorial Causeway," Clearwater constabulary said connected X.

After it was hit, constabulary said the ferry came to a remainder connected a sandbar southbound of the bridge.

Details connected the vessel fled aft hitting the ferry are not yet available.

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