Authorities Identify Mom and Kindergartener Killed By School Bus

MAMARONECK, NY — Police have released the identities of a mother and child killed on their walk to school.

The victims have been positively identified as Molly Murphy Donovan, a 43-year-old Mamaroneck resident, and her 6-year old son, Michael Donovan Volpe.

At around 8:30 a.m., on Thursday, the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a child and an adult being struck on Mamaroneck Avenue near New Street. Officers and detectives were dispatched to the location, as well as an ambulance, according to authorities.

Th six year-old-boy and his mother were found laying in the roadway. The child was pronounced dead at the scene. The mother was taken to the hospital for further treatment, and later died.

An initial investigation revealed that a school bus was traveling eastbound from New Street and turning left onto Mamaroneck Avenue with the green light. The bus was en route to Mamaroneck Avenue School and had several students and an aide on board. None of the passengers sustained any injuries.

As the bus was turning, there were several parents and children crossing the street at the crosswalk with the walk sign. The driver of the school bus is cooperating with investigators, and it appears at this time that this incident was a tragic accident, police officials said.

The bus driver is a 68-year-old man from Mount Vernon.

The identity of the school bus driver is being withheld by police while the investigation remains active. No charges are currently pending against the bus driver.

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