At least one person was killed and other people were injured on Sunday night when a boat struck a ferry with dozens of passengers aboard near the Memorial Causeway Bridge in Clearwater, Fla., the authorities said.
The driver of the boat that hit the Clearwater Ferry, which was carrying 45 people, fled after the crash, the Clearwater Police Department said on social media. At least two people were taken to local hospitals by helicopter, the police said.
It was unclear what had led to the crash, and the police did not say how many people had been injured. There were six people on the boat that ran into the ferry, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is leading an investigation into the incident.
