Marlborough Crash Involving School Bus Leaves One Dead
(WJAR) — New Hampshire State Police reported a fatal crash involving a school bus and pickup truck on Route 12 near Webb Depot Road in Marlborough on Friday at approximately 7 a.m.
Authorities stated that the collision involved a 2008 Ford F-250 pickup truck and a school bus, which was carrying 13 middle and high school students at the time. The pickup truck driver, identified as 74-year-old David Peloski, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The school bus, driven by 77-year-old James French, was struck head-on while traveling north on Route 12. French was subsequently transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
All students aboard the bus were taken to Cheshire Medical Center for evaluation and treatment of minor injuries. The Monadnock Regional School District expressed gratitude to first responders in a social media post, thanking them for their swift actions during the incident.
The crash is currently under investigation. Authorities are asking any witnesses to contact Trooper Eric Torrens at Eric.M.Torrens@DOS.NH.GOV.