Nine people are dead, and one person is in the hospital after a vehicle crashed into a canal on Southwest Conners Highway outside of Belle Glade Monday evening.
According to the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, the single-vehicle crash happened a little after 7:30 p.m. "We have one survivor for a total of 10 victims including babies," the agency said in a Facebook post .
Emergency responders arrived to find the vehicle partially submerged and upside-down in the canal, with only the wheels visible.
A total of 10 people were in the vehicle at the time. Four were initially pronounced dead on the scene by Fire Rescue paramedics, and six were hospitalized.
Two of the six were transported by Trauma Hawk to a trauma center with critical injuries. Four were transported by ground units.
Multiple sheriff’s deputies and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue personnel dove into the water, attempting to locate any survivors. One sheriff’s deputy was injured, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Fire Rescue divers searched the area to make sure all occupants were accounted for. The scene has been turned over to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, which will be investigating.