Event Brief
Oct 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM ET
Two Dead After Crash Overturns Polk County School Bus
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Two people, including a Winter Haven High School student, died after a multi-vehicle crash overturned a school bus on Lucerne Park Road in Polk County at 6:13 a.m. The bus carried 37 students, its driver and the driver’s 9-year-old daughter. Preliminary video review indicates an oncoming car crossed into the bus’s lane before the collision.
WHO: Two people, including a Winter Haven High School student; 37 other students, the bus driver and the driver’s 9-year-old daughter were aboard.
WHAT: A multi-vehicle collision involving a Winter Haven High School bus left two people dead and overturned the bus.
WHEN: Oct 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM ET
WHERE: Polk County, Florida
WHY: Preliminary video review indicates a westbound white Chevrolet Malibu crossed into the school bus’s lane; the reason it veered over is unknown.
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