This story has been updated here to reflect that the victim later died from his injuries.
ROCKLAND, Maine — A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured Friday afternoon after being hit by a Regional School Unit 13 bus that had just dropped him off.
The incident occurred at about 2:15 p.m. on Broadway at the intersection of Eliza Steele Drive. Witnesses said the boy got off the bus, then the bus drove and struck him.
Sandie Favreau and Angelique Nye, who live on Eliza Steele Drive, said that when they got there no one was doing anything so they went to the child and began performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Rockland emergency medical services responded within a few minutes and the child was taken to MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport. Rockland Police and Fire blocked off Broadway on both sides of the crash.
There were students from Oceanside Middle School aboard the bus.
The Rockland Police Department chaplain Doran Wright arrived at the scene.
RSU 13 Superintendent John McDonald said the district is working closely with emergency responders and law enforcement as they investigate the incident. He said the safety and well-being of students is the highest priority.
“We ask that our community keep the student and their family in their thoughts,” McDonald said in a statement sent to families in the district.
This story appears through a media partnership with Midcoast Villager.