FORT MYERS, FLA. (WSVN) — A 36-foot boat crashed into a barge looming in the water off Fort Myers, leaving seven people injured, with investigators working to determine the cause while witnesses say the incident could’ve been avoidable.

According to officials, five people, including a child, were seriously injured after the Sunday night crash. All of them were taken to the hospital.

A local news outlet spoke with beachgoers who witnessed the aftermath of crash.

“Unfortunately I saw that a lot of people were hurt , so hopefully they’re okay. I don’t know how fast they were going but they must have been moving at a pretty good clip if all those people go injured,” said Jeff Skoog.

Skoog said the giant barge is impossible to ignore, so its surprising that a boat would have run into it.

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