Kindergartener, Mother Killed By School Bus Near Mamaroneck Ave School

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MAMARONECK, NY — A kindergartener and his mother were struck crossing the street near the Mamaroneck Avenue School, an elementary school, this morning, just days before the end of the school year.

Updated at 1:57 p.m.

At around 8:30 a.m,, 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.

A 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 has 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 Westchester County Accident Investigation team was notified and is assisting with the investigation.

The child who attended kindergarten at Mamaroneck Avenue School and the 43-year-old mother of the child are residents of Mamaroneck.

The bus driver is a 68-year-old man from Mount Vernon. At this time, police said, there are no charges pending.

"It is with profound sadness that we share with you that one of our kindergarten students at MAS and his mother were struck by a vehicle while walking to school this morning," the Mamaroneck Union Free School District said in a statement released this afternoon. "There is nothing more difficult for a community to experience than the loss of life, and we know that everyone in the Mamaroneck and Larchmont communities is heartbroken by this news."

The district said it would be offering support for students who lost a young classmate.

"We also know that the death of a child is particularly difficult for other children to process," school officials said. "At this time, we have informed our staff of this incredible loss, and social workers and psychologists are fully deployed at MAS."