VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI — A 10-year-old was hit by a vehicle and injured, police said.

At 8:12 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, deputies from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office were called to a report of a car/pedestrian crash in the 72000 block of 22nd Street in Porter Township.

Lawton Quick Response, Van Buren EMS and Van Buren County deputies arrived and immediately started providing medical aid to a 10-year-old child who had been struck near a school bus stop.

An initial investigation showed a Mattawan Consolidated Schools bus had been northbound on 22nd Street preparing to stop for a student when the incident occurred.

The driver of a white SUV, a 38-year-old female, reported she struck the child while they were crossing the road after checking a family mailbox. The driver immediately call

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