A 11yearold student was killed when this Shelbyville Texas school district bus was struck from behind by a pickup truck
A 11-year-old student was killed when this Shelbyville (Texas) school district bus was struck from behind by a pickup truck.
An 11-year-old boy was killed Monday afternoon when the Shelbyville (Texas) district school bus he was riding in was struck from behind and flipped over on a road near the Louisiana-Texas border.
KTRE-TV reports that the school bus was making a right turn at about 4 p.m. when it was struck from behind by a pickup truck.
The identity of the boy who died was not disclosed.
Police say other students were injured in the bus wreck, but did not provide any details.
School district officials did not have a comment on the wreck.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
