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By Miriam Raftery
March 28, 2023 (Ramona) – A 56-year-old man from Ramona has died of injuries sustained in a collision with a school bus from Ramona Unified School District on March 24.
The victim was driving a 2003 Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck southbound on Mussey Grade Road just south of Foster Truck Trail in Ramona around 4:10 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle in a curve and crossed onto the northbound side of the road, “directly into the path of the oncoming school bus, resulting in a head-on crash,” according to Officer Jared Grieshaber with the California Highway Patrol.
The bus was traveling at about 30 miles per hour and the speed of the pickup is unknown, according to CHP.
After the impact, the pickup truck traveled parkway up a small dirt embankment and back onto Mussey Grade Road, blocking the northbound lane and trapping the driver inside. He was airlifted to Palomar Hospital in Escondido, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The school bus driver, a 48-year-old Ramona woman, was transported to Palomar Hospital with minor injuries.
There were two children on the school bus. Neither sustained injuries and both were released at the scene.
The identity of the deceased will be released through the Medical Examiner’s Office. This is an ongoing investigation, and it is unknown at this time if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in this crash.
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