School Bus Collides with Vehicle Monday Morning in West Hartford

Published On: January 25, 2016Categories: Government, Police/Fire
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The folding door to this bus was smashed after it collided with a car on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Courtesy of West Hartford Police Department

The driver of a First Student bus was given an infraction for driving through a stop sign.

The folding door to this bus was smashed after it collided with a car on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Courtesy of West Hartford Police Department

The folding door to this bus was smashed after it collided with a car on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Courtesy of West Hartford Police Department

By Ronni Newton

No one was injured in a Monday morning collision between a school bus and a vehicle at the intersection of Mohegan Drive and Brewster Road in West Hartford, but the driver of the bus was cited for a stop sign violation, police said.

West Hartford Police said that the bus, a 2009 Chevy Express which was being driven by Ramon Ramirez, 38, of Hartford, was heading west on Brewster Road.

According to Capt. Jeff Rose, the bus drove through the stop sign at the intersection and collided with a 2003 Subaru Forester being driven by Gayatri Mene, 39, of West Hartford, that was heading south on Mohegan Drive.

There is a posted stop sign on Brewster Road but not on Mohegan Drive, police said.

Damage to the Subaru Forester resulting from collision with a bus on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Courtesy of West Hartford Police Department

Damage to the Subaru Forester resulting from collision with a bus on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Courtesy of West Hartford Police Department

The accident occurred at 7:13 a.m.

There were four passengers on the school bus, two juveniles and their para-professionals.

Damage to both vehicles was minor and with the folding entry door on the bus smashed and some damage to the left front portion of the vehicle, police said.

Police issued Ramirez an infraction for the right-of-way stop sign violation.

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