Verona, N.Y. – An Oneida County school bus driver died Monday after suffering a medical emergency and crashing into a snow bank, police said.
The crash was reported around 12:25 a.m. at state routes 31 and 365 in the town of Verona, state police spokeswoman Jennifer Jiron said.
The driver was not immediately identified.
The bus involved in the crash was owned by First Student and under contract to the Rome City School District, Jiron said.
The driver was westbound on State Route 31 when he experienced a medical emergency and collapsed, Jiron said. The bus went off the shoulder into the snow cover.
The other bus driver and a school bus aide, who were also on board, tried to stop the bus and help the driver, Jiron said. They called 911 and started CPR.
The bus driver was taken to Oneida Health Hospital in Oneida, where he was pronounced dead.
The other two people on the bus at the time of the crash were not injured, Jiron said. There were no students on board. No damage was reported to the bus.
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