One dead and three injured after head-on school bus wreck in New Hampshire
One person was killed and three others were injured Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus in New Hampshire, authorities said.
Officers responding to a report of a crash near Connector Road on Route 12 in Walpole just after 3 p.m. found a 2006 Saab 9-3 that had collided with a 2017 Chevrolet Collins school bus, the release said. Walpole Police Department.
The driver of the Saab, 22-year-old Dietrich Kern Praska, from Marlborough, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The bus driver, 65-year-old Marie Robbins, of Alstead, was flown to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. There was no immediate word on her condition.
Two students on the bus were taken by ambulance to Cheshire Medical Center in Keene and Springfield Hospital in Vermont with apparently minor injuries.
Investigation revealed Praska was driving south on Route 12 when he crossed the yellow center line and collided with the school bus, which police said belonged to the Fall Mountain School District.
Route 12 was closed for more than four hours between Halls Crossing and Blackjack Crossing roads while New Hampshire State Police and Walpole officials investigated the wreck.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is urged to contact Walpole Police Officer Jonah Merkle at 603-445-2058.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
This is a development story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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