7-YEAR OLD'S LEG RAN OVER BY SCHOOL BUS
A 7-year old student's leg was run over this morning by a school bus. The bus driver had allegedly left his seat to help another student out of a safety seat in the rear of the bus. While the driver was walking to the back to assist the other child, the bus lurched forward, rolling over the boy's leg. The boy had somehow fallen into the path of the bus.
The incident occurred outside Neubert Elementary School in Algonquin. The boy was taken to a hospital in Elgin, but no reports about his condition have been released. The school district has not commented on the incident, but this underscores the importance of having supervision available in and around loading and unloading zones. This child should not have been in the path of the bus and the bus certainly should not have been unattended in the fashion that it was.
Remind your children to always stay clear of buses and to always look both ways before crossing any path used by vehicles of any kind.
