SCHERTZ, Texas — An 8-year-old girl has been hospitalized after being struck by a Schertz Cibolo Universal City ISD school bus Friday afternoon.
Around 3 p.m., officers with the Schertz Police Department responded to the intersection of Storm King and Black Butte after receiving reports of a school bus collision involving a pedestrian.
Upon arrival, officers identified the pedestrian as an 8-year-old girl who attends Sippel Elementary School.
The student was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities are working with the district's transportation services to see how this incident occurred.
This is an ongoing investigation. KENS 5 will update this story as more information becomes available.
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