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Vigil scheduled in honor of the eight lives lost in the Marion County bus crash

WUFT | By Liana Handler

Published May 15, 2024 at 11:21 AM EDT

Fire trucks parked on the side of a road. On their side reads "Marion County Fire Rescue." In the background are emergency personnel surrounding a white school bus overturned on its side. — Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a deadly crash on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon, Fla. The Florida Highway Patrol says a bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida has overturned, killing several people and injuring other passengers. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)

Eight bus passengers were killed and over 40 injured Tuesday when a bus crashed on State Road 40.

Multiple groups have joined to hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday night in Ocala to remember the eight bus passengers killed Tuesday morning.

The Ocala Farm Ministry, the Farmworker Association of Florida and the Orlando Consulate of Mexico scheduled the event for 6 p.m. at 489 NW 110 Ave. in Ocala.

Over 40 others were injured after Bryan Maclean Howard crossed the center line in his truck on State Road 40 and sideswiped the bus, authorities said.