At 6:38 am Tuesday, the Pittsburg Police Department and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a report of a vehicle versus bus on the Pittsburg-Antioch Highway near Loveridge Road in the City of Pittsburg.
According to police, it appears that someone illegally dumped a large box of construction material on the Pittsburg-Antioch Highway. Approaching the debris in the roadway, the bus and vehicle trying to avoid the hazard collided sending a passenger on the bus to the hospital.
No other information was released by Pittsburg Police or if any suspect in the illegal dumping has been contacted.
Photo provided by Pittsburg Police