SCHERERVILLE, IN GIRL STRUCK BY A SCHOOL BUS
There was a bus accident this morning in northwest Indiana that took the life of a little girl. Around 8:15 a.m, an 11-year-old Schererville girl was killed when she was struck by a school bus. According to news reports on the bus accident, her mother drove her to the stop at 75th Avenue and Pershing Road, and the girl ran to catch the bus. Sadly, she was hit by the moving bus.
Schererville police and fire departments responded to the accident. The young girl was initially taken to Saint Margaret Mercy Hospital in Dyer for treatment, but she was transferred to a Chicago trauma center around noon.
I have previously written on this blog about the importance of school bus safety. At the beginning of this past school year, on September 11, 2008, I wrote about ways for school districts to protect our children who are riding buses. As the schools let out for summer, I hope that school districts and bus companies continue to consider ways of improving school bus safety for the sake of our children.
