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Man identified in fatal Vernon Co. bus crash

READSTOWN, Wisconsin (WXOW) -  One man is dead after the vehicle he was driving slams into the back of a stopped school bus Tuesday morning in Vernon County.

According to Sheriff Gene Cary, the bus, with flashing lights, was stopped to pick up students along Highway 14 near Cemetery Road south of Readstown about 7:10am.  During the stop, the SUV, driven by a 51-year-old Brian Starkey of Crawford County, crashed into the rear of the bus.

Vernon County Coroner Janet Reed pronounced Starkey dead at the scene. 

Nine students aboard the bus, ages 4 to 15, were not injured. 

The bus is operated by the Kickapoo School District.