1 dead after tractor, school bus with students onboard collide in New Castle: police
NEW CASTLE, Del. - A crash involving a tractor and a school bus left an 85-year-old man dead and shut down a Delaware highway for several hours.
Delaware State Police say the school bus hit a John Deere tractor as it crossed South Dupont Highway around 8:18 a.m. Monday.
The 85-year-old tractor driver was ejected during the crash, and pronounced dead at a local hospital. His identity has yet to be released.
Police say seven George Read Middle School students were onboard at the time, but were not injured.
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The 55-year-old driver of the bus and 56-year-old passenger, both women, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
South Dupont Highway was closed for about three hours while police investigated and cleared the scene.