The Clearwater Fire and Rescue Department declared the crash a "mass casualty incident" due to the number of injuries.

One person died and several more were hurt in a hit-and-run crash Sunday night involving the Clearwater Ferry water taxi service. State of play: Six people were taken to area hospitals as trauma alerts,

One person has died and multiple others were injured after a recreational boat collided with a ferry carrying 45 people in Clearwater, Florida, police told CNN. The recreational boat fled the scene,