Crime & Safety

School Bus Runs Over Student's Leg In Decatur: Police

The child was running after the bus when it ran over his leg, police said.

DeKalb County Police is investigating after a school bus ran over a student's leg Wednesday at Brown Drive.
DeKalb County Police is investigating after a school bus ran over a student's leg Wednesday at Brown Drive. (Scott Anderson/Patch)

DECATUR, GA — A 7-year-old child is in stable condition after his leg was run over by a school bus around 7 a.m. Wednesday at Brown Drive, DeKalb Police said.

The child was running after the bus when he slipped and fell, police said. The bus driver did not see the child and ran over his leg, police said.

The child was taken to a local hospital, and the accident is being investigated, police said.

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