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A truck driver died and two students were hurt in a crash between a school bus and box truck on Wednesday morning in Calvert County, Maryland, authorities say.
Twelve students and a driver were aboard the school bus when the crash occurred on Route 231 near Seagull Beach Road in Prince Frederick, the county sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded shortly after 9 a.m.
Emergency crews evaluated everyone on board the bus. Two students were taken to a hospital with what the sheriff’s office described as minor injuries.
The truck driver, Richard Yonathan Murillo Vera, of Crofton, also was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was 50.
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The passenger in the truck also was hurt and had injuries described as non-life-threatening.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing. Anyone with potentially relevant information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office.
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