Eli Bradley, 12, dies after being hit by car while running after school bus on Maria Sorrell Road in Statesboro, Georgia
12-year-old chasing after school bus is hit and killed by car, Georgia coroner says
He said the bus was stopped in the road with its turn signal on and was getting ready to turn into the Stillwater subdivision. The child thought the bus was leaving him and ran into the street, where he was hit by an oncoming car, Futch said.
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