LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A deadly crash involving a car and a school bus is under investigation in Lake County.
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Troopers said the crash happened around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday at U.S. 27 and Great Egret Drive.
The bus was traveling eastbound on Great Egret Drive when it turned into the direct path of a Toyota, investigators said.
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The front of the Toyota struck the back of the bus.
Troopers said the Toyota then traveled several hundred feet and came to rest in a retention pond.
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The driver of the car died at the scene.
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See a map of the scene below.
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