A 19-year-old Oxnard man died after the car he was driving collided with a bus at Rose Avenue and Bard Road in Oxnard, California. Oxnard police said the bus was traveling west on Bard Road while the car was heading south on Rose Avenue, and that the front of the car struck the rear axle of the bus. The driver was taken to Ventura County Medical Center, where he later died. Police have not said whether speed or impairment played a role.
According to the Ventura County Star, the bus was operated by the Ventura County Transportation Commission and had no passengers aboard. The paper reported that traffic in the area was closed and the roads reopened shortly before noon, and that the investigation is ongoing. CBS News also reported the crash under the headline “19-year-old killed in Ventura County crash with bus.” The Star described it as the second fatal crash in the area in recent days.
