Woman Was Driving Child to School When Dump Truck Slammed into Her Car and 12 Other Vehicles After Medical Emergency

“I turned to look out the window, and the dump truck was just barreling through the car,” Hannah Moore said

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  • Two people were hurt after a dump truck slammed into 13 vehicles at an intersection on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Dec. 17
  • Officials said the driver experienced a medical incident and lost control of the vehicle, according to reports
  • An investigation is ongoing

Authorities say a dump truck struck 13 vehicles on a Florida road after the driver experienced a medical emergency, leaving two people injured.

On Wednesday, Dec. 17, just before 8 a.m. local time, a dump truck was traveling east on Fruitville Road, nearing the intersection at Tatum Road in Sarasota, when the driver suffered a medical incident and lost control of the vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release obtained by PEOPLE.

The dump truck slammed into 13 vehicles that were stopped at a red light, officials added…

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