By Associated Press - Monday, April 14, 2014

FLINTSTONE, Ga. (AP) - Sheriff’s officials in northwestern Georgia say a kindergarten student died after being hit by a school bus.

Authorities have said the accident happened as students were arriving for classes at Chattanooga Valley Elementary School Monday morning in Flintsone - about seven miles south of Chattanooga. Authorities have said the 6-year-old boy had just gotten off of his school bus when it struck and killed him.

Walker County Schools Superintendent Damon Raines told the Rome News-Tribune (https://bit.ly/1t2nnrf) that counselors will at the school for the rest of the week.

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The boy’s identity hasn’t been released, and it’s unclear if charges will be filed in the accident.

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Information from: Rome News-Tribune, https://www.romenews-tribune.com

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