The collision occurred around 6:40 a.m. when the bus swerved off the road and hit a truck.

The bus ended up on its side in a field, with both emergency exits open.

The farmworkers were being transported to Cannon Farms in Dunellon for watermelon harvesting.

No immediate indication of weather being a factor was reported.

Cannon Farms, a family-owned commercial farming operation that has been in business for over 100 years and specializes in peanuts and watermelons, announced on Facebook that they would be closing today due to an early morning accident involving Olvera Trucking Harvesting Corp. The accident resulted in losses and injuries, and the farm asked for prayers for the affected families.

Olvera Trucking had recently advertised for a temporary driver to transport workers to watermelon fields and operate harvesting equipment, offering a pay rate of $14.77 an hour.

No one answered the phone at Olvera Trucking on Tuesday afternoon.