6-Year-Old Boy Dies After Running in Front of School Bus During Drop Off

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A 6-year-old boy has died after running in front of a school bus and being struck in Oklahoma

The incident occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 3, just a block away from the child's elementary school in Oklahoma City, according to local media outlets

Oklahoma City Public Schools officials said they are "heartbroken" by the incident.

A 6-year-old has died after being hit by a school bus in Oklahoma.

On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the first grader, who attended Fillmore Elementary in Oklahoma City, was struck just one block away from his school at around 3:15 p.m., according to local media outlets News9 , The Oklahoman and KOCO .

Local police said that three children got off the bus, which had been driving east on Southwest 51st Street, before the 6-year-old boy ran in front of the