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On October 25th, one child was sent to the hospital with injuries after a school bus collided with a car.

On the afternoon of the 25th, a Pinellas County school bus was traveling east on 64th Avenue North, attempting to turn left on Haines Road when it collided with a 2007 Madza traveling north on Haines Road. According to Florida State police, the bus driver did not obey right of way traffic laws and caused the car to strike the side of the bus.

One student on the bus was reportedly taken to All Children's Hospital for evaluation. No one else was reported injured but the bus driver was charged with violation of right of way. The accident remains under investigation.

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On Friday afternoon, the driver of a pickup truck caused a five-car collision and the death of two people in Hillsborough county. 

At about 3 p.m. on October 21st, the driver of a truck going north on Habana Avenue in Tampa ran a red-light and hit a Dogde minivan that was traveling on Hillsborough Ave.

The driver of the truck, Eric McNeil of Tampa, reportedly lost consciousness while driving, ran a red-light, hit two street signs and crashed into the minivan of Webster and Nancy Farnsworth, of Tampa.  The truck then went airborne, landing on a third vehicle with six passengers inside.  The Farnsworths were both pronounced dead at the scene, while their 3-year-old granddaughter who was in the vehicle was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in critical condition. 

None of six people in the third vehicle suffered life-threatening injuries.  McNeil appeared in good condition according to police but he was taken to the hospital. 

Police are invesitgating what caused McNeil's loss of consciousness.  Witnesses estimated the truck was going about 70 or 80 mph down the Habana Avenue sidewalk and into Hillsborough Ave.

Hillsborough Avenue was shut down for about three hours during rush hour while officers investigated. 

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