2 school buses in accident

by Gabe Donio, Gazette Staff Writer

HAMMONTON—Two buses were involved in an accident on February 1 at 7:28 a.m., Hammonton Police Lt. Mark Fiorentino said. One bus hit another bus from behind on Old Forks Road, Fiorentino said.
Fiorentino said one of the buses is from the Hammonton School District and one is from First Student, which is operated by the Waterford Twp. School District, Fiorentino said.
James Rossano, 64, was the driver of the Hammonton bus, which struck the First Student bus from Waterford Twp. The First Student bus was driven by Frank R. DiMeo, 65, Fiorentino said.
“Mr. DiMeo stopped at the light at Old Forks Road and Route 30, and Mr. Rossano struck him in the rear. His foot came off the brake and he struck the bus ahead of him,” Fiorentino said.
There were 14 students on the Hammonton School bus, and 14 on the First Student bus, Fiorentino said.
“There were no injuries. No one went to the hospital,” Fiorentino said.
Rossano is being charged with careless driving, Fiorentino said.
Fiorentino is investigating the incident for the Hammonton Police Department.