Dirt bike rider killed in collision with school bus in Hartford

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Hartford, Conn./WTIC Radio - Police in Hartford are investigating after a dirt bike operator collided with a school bus Wednesday at a city intersection.

According to police, the rider of the dirt bike traveling along Tower Avenue east collided with the school bus as it made a left turn from Barbour Street north.

A preliminary investigation showed the school bus was proceeding through a green light at the time while the bike operator failed to stop for a red light.

There were no children aboard the bus and the driver was not injured.

The dirt bike rider was taken to St. Francis Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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