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SEARCHA 5-year-old boy attending Granbury ISD was struck by the front of the bus while trying to load.
The second known school bus loading fatality has just occurred.
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Yesterday morning, a pre-K boy died in the hospital after suffering injuries from attempting to get on the school bus in Granbury, Texas, according to news reports and confirmation from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The student attended Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy and was boarding at the corner of Pecos River Drive and Brazos River. The child was said to run along the driver's side front of the bus as it was beginning to pull away.
The notoriously hilly area has no official bus stop or crosswalk near the intersection. Residents and other students have complained about this safety concern previously according to reports.
The student was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
Eight other children were on the bus at the time. No one else was injured.
The accident is still under investigation. Granbury ISD’s superintendent Dr. Courtney Morawski said the district has reached the families of all students who were on the bus at the time of the incident.
It’s the second loading/unloading fatality since the start of the year that we know of. In January, another 5-year-old was struck and killed in Wisconsin.
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