6-year-old boy killed when school bus in Pine River, Minn., hits him after he had gotten off

Boy killed when school bus in Minn. hits him

PINE RIVER, Minn. — Authorities say a 6-year-old boy has died after being hit by a school bus in the central Minnesota town of Pine River.

Cass County Sheriff Randy Fisher told The Brainerd Dispatch that the boy was struck after being let off the bus Monday afternoon. Authorities did not release the boy’s name, pending notification of relatives.

Fisher says authorities are still trying to determine exactly how the accident happened.

Pine River-Backus schools transportation director Tom Bristow says the bus driver is “devastated.”

Pine River is about 20 miles north of Brainerd.

Information from: The Brainerd Daily Dispatch, www.brainerddispatch.com