WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A 9-year-old boy was hit and killed by a school bus in Brooklyn Friday morning, police said.
The child was on his way to school when he was hit while crossing the street near Lee Avenue and Lorimer Street in Williamsburg around 8:18 a.m., according to the NYPD.
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The boy was found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The child has not been identified.
A horrified witness immediately called 911.
“It did not look good, so I called the ambulance right away,” Issac Brody said.
The bus driver was making a left turn onto Lorimer Street when he hit the child and kept going, but then returned to the scene, according to preliminary information from the NYPD. There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
“No community should have to endure a tragedy like this,” said City Council Member Lincoln Restler.
Restler said he has requested “immediate safety improvements” at the intersection, which is one of the busiest in Williamsburg. He’s requested a new analysis of signal timing and possible daylighting at the intersection and NYPD crossing guards, Restler said.
“I have asked the Department of Transportation to expedite painting of new markings at this busy, five-way intersection, which was recently under construction and lacks crosswalks and street markings,” he said.
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Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here.