Vere Technical High schoolgirl dies after being hit by bus
Published:Wednesday | September 25, 2024 | 3:07 PM
The school community at Vere Technical High in Clarendon is mourning the tragic loss of first-form student 11-year-old Marla Richards who succumbed to injuries after being struck by a bus in Kemps Hill district in the parish yesterday.
Reports from the Lionel Town police are that about 4:00 p.m., the schoolgirl was crossing the road near her home when she was reportedly hit by a Toyota Hiace bus.
She was rushed to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The school, in a statement, said another student was injured in a separate incident, after she was hit by a taxi near the school gate yesterday.
The third-form student was taken to hospital for treatment.
Investigations into Richards' death are ongoing.
- Olivia Brown
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