Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Seven people were killed and at least eight more were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in near Gainesville, Florida Highway Patrol said Thursday.
The crash involved two tractor trailers, a passenger van and a midsize sedan traveling southbound on Interstate 75 Thursday afternoon and in addition to the seven deaths, eight patients were "transported from the scene, multiple patients with critical injuries," Alachua County Fire Rescue said, according to ABC News.