SCREVEN COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A child was struck by a car and killed while waiting for a school bus on Thursday morning in Screven County, investigators with the Screven County Sheriff's Office confirmed to WSAV News 3.

Georgia State Patrol (GSP) said the 5-year-old girl was struck by a Dodge Dart traveling northbound on White Hill Road. The child darted into the roadway for an unknown reason and was struck.

The child was transported by EMS to a nearby hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

WSAV will update as more details become available.

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