A crowded motorhome carrying 15 people from Ohio overturned early Saturday morning after a collision in Marion County, leaving a five-year-old boy dead and injuring more than a dozen others.
The crash occurred just before 6 a.m. at the intersection of US-27 and County Road 316. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the motorhome was headed south on US-27 when it collided with an SUV driving west on CR-316. The force of the impact caused the huge recreational vehicle to tip over.
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Troopers stated that a five-year-old boy inside the motorhome was pronounced deceased on the scene. Twelve additional passengers were transported to nearby hospitals in critical condition. The motorhome’s driver, a 59-year-old woman from Springfield, Ohio, and her 35-year-old male passenger suffered minor injuries.
The SUV driver, a 25-year-old woman from Old Town, Florida, was also taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
According to troopers, the SUV driver wore a seatbelt. According to investigators, none of the 15 occupants in the motorhome, including the child who was killed, were using seatbelts or child restraints at the time of the crash.
The victims’ identities have not yet been published.
