CBS New York reports that Cameron Brown, a second grade student at P.S. 43 in Queens, was struck Wednesday afternoon by the van after he got off the bus. He was rushed to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say the accident occurred at about 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Far Rockaway neighborhood in Queens.
Brown was riding the bus with his sister before the crash.
New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza visited the child’s family at St. John’s Hospital and said crisis counselors will be provided for students and staff at P.S. 43.
"I’m heartbroken by this tragic loss of one of our children, and share my condolences with the family and school community,” Carranza said.
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.
