7-year-old girl killed by truck after getting off school bus
December 10, 2020 GMT
VARDAMAN, Miss. (AP) A 7-year-old Mississippi girl and her younger brother had just gotten off a school bus when they were hit by an 18-wheeler, killing the girl and seriously injuring the boy.
The driver of the lumber truck was charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault after Wednesday’s crash. He is being held in the Calhoun County Jail in Pittsboro, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported.
Calhoun County Coroner Salena Westmoreland said Valeria Montero, of Vardaman, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her 5-year-old brother suffered a broken hip and femur and was airlifted to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. His current condition was not immediately available.