Child struck by truck after leaving school bus
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February 08, 2013 10:15 AM | 303 views | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print
PEMBROKE, Ga. (AP) — A 5-year-old is recovering from serious head trauma after authorities say the child was struck by a truck after stepping off a school bus in Bryan County.

The Savannah Morning News reports that the accident happened Thursday afternoon, just outside of Pembroke.

Bryan County Sheriff Clyde Smith said the child was leaving the school bus around 4 p.m. on Georgia Highway 119 near the intersection of Wildwood Church Road.

Smith said the Georgia State Patrol is investigating the accident.

Pembroke is about 30 miles west of Savannah.

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Information from: Savannah Morning News.
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