BELLEVIEW, Fla. (AP) — Six inmates are recovering in the hospital after a transport van crashed on a Florida highway.
Authorities say a box truck rear-ended the van on 1-75 near Belleview early Sunday.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the van was driven by U.S. Corrections, a private inmate services company. Six inmates were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The seventh inmate was not injured.
Two guards in the van were also uninjured.
The 41-year-old driver of the box truck is charged with careless driving and failure to provide insurance.
