Overview
- A school bus carrying Monadnock Regional Middle-High School students collided with a pickup on Route 12 near Webb Depot Road, leaving the pickup driver dead.
- Authorities said none of the children on the bus suffered serious injuries, though about a dozen occupants were checked and some went to Cheshire Medical Center.
- Fire crews declared a mass casualty incident to bring extra ambulances from nearby towns and speed triage and transport.
- New Hampshire State Police kept a section of Route 12 shut for several hours to document the scene and determine what caused the crash.
- The district said students are safe and that staff are contacting families as photos from the scene showed heavy damage to both vehicles.