LAKELAND, FL : 5-year-old student hit, killed by school bus in Lakeland on Tuesday, 5th December 2023
A 15-year-old Central Florida Aerospace Academy student was hit and killed Tuesday morning while he was riding his bicycle to school, according to officials.
The Lakeland Police Department said the crash involving a Schools of McKeel Academy school bus happened just before 7 a.m. in the 3900 block of West Pipkin Road near the intersection of Medulla Road. Officials say that evidence found at the scene suggests that the teen was trying to cross West Pipkin Road when he was hit by the bus.
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