Truck Crashes Head-On Into Plainfield School Bus

A pickup truck collided head-on with a Dattco school bus that transports students to Plainfield schools on Wednesday morning.

Plainfield police and American Legion Ambulance responded to the crash at Valley View Road at 6:29 a.m.

James V. Rossman, 45, of Sterling, the driver of a Ford F350 told police that he hit a patch of ice while traveling in the westbound direction and veered into the on-coming lane, hitting a school bus stopping to pick up a student, police said. Jose Antonio Cardona, 33, of West Hartford, was driving the school bus at the time and told police he couldn't move out of the way to avoid the Ford from hitting the front of the bus.

There was one female student under 18 on the bus at the time. No one was injured.

Police continue to investigate the crash.

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