Seven people are dead, including “several” children, after a fiery car crash on Interstate 75 in Alachua County near Gainesville, Florida, Thursday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
In addition to those who died, multiple patients were transported from the scene with “with critical injuries,” fire rescue said.
The crash involved two tractor-trailers, a passenger van and a midsize sedan, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Fifty gallons of diesel fuel spilled in the crash. The blaze has since been put out, Alachua County Fire Rescue said.
There is a pending homicide investigation, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will not be able to launch an investigation until after the partial government shutdown ends as investigators are currently furloughed.
ABC News’ Marissa Parra contributed to this report.
