School bus strikes, kills 9yearold boy in Brooklyn
May 01, 2026
A 9-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a school bus in Williamsburg on Friday morning, authorities say.
It happened around 8 a.m., near Lee Avenue and Lorimer Street.
Officials say the bus driver initially left the scene but returned shortly thereafter.
It’s not clear if the drive
r was aware of hitting the child.
Chopper 4 showed a heavy emergency response at the scene.
No other details were immediately available.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed the tragedy in a post on X.
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