Crime & Safety

17-Year-Old Girl Dies Wednesday After Struck by School Bus

A 17-year-old girl is dead early Wednesday morning after she was struck and killed by a school bus in Milwaukee before school.

MILWAUKEE -- A 17-year-old girl is dead early Wednesday morning after she was struck and killed by a school bus.

According to a report by CBS 58, the girl was crossing the street near S. 9th St. and Oklahoma Ave. when she was struck by the school bus. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner was dispatched to the scene for a death investigation.

CBS 58 is also reporting that witnesses stated the bus was turning right from 9th St. onto Oklahoma when the bus struck a female pedestrian. A second witness observed the bus driver run to the woman to check on her, but she was holding her chest and non-responsive.

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The driver of the bus was reportedly a 62-year-old South Milwaukee female.

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