NORTH HAVEN, CT — An elementary school student was struck by a vehicle while getting onto a stopped school bus Thursday morning in North Haven, according to police.
“Thankfully, the child’s injuries are not life-threatening, and the student is expected to be okay,” police wrote in a post on Facebook.
WTNH News 8 reported that the child is a student at Clintonville Elementary School, and the incident happened near the intersection of Pool Road and St. John Street.
Police said the driver remained at the scene, was “cooperative with responding officers, and was issued an infraction for passing a standing school bus.”
“This incident serves as an important reminder for all motorists to use extreme caution around stopped school buses and during school arrival hours,” police wrote. “Connecticut law requires drivers to stop for school buses displaying flashing red lights and extended stop arms.”
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