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FD: 12-year-old boy dies after being struck by a school bus in Arizona

Posted at 12:00 AM, Nov 16, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-16 00:00:06-05

Authorities are investigating after a 12-year-old boy died after being struck by a school bus in Goodyear, Arizona, on Friday.

Goodyear fire officials said the crash happened around 4 p.m. outside of Western Sky Middle School.

Police say the boy was rushed to a pediatric trauma hospital in extremely critical condition, but later died from his injuries.

Information about what led up to the crash was not immediately available.

The driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators, police said.

Police say there were students on the bus at the time of the crash. No other injuries are suspected.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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