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11-Year-Old Girl Struck by School Bus While Crossing Street, Police Say

February 15, 2017 5:31pm | Updated February 15, 2017 5:31pm

CROWN HEIGHTS — A yellow school bus struck an 11-year-old girl at Nostrand Avenue and St. Johns Place on Wednesday afternoon, leaving her with a head injury, according to police.

The child was crossing the street at 3:19 p.m. when the bus made a right turn on Nostrand Avenue and struck her, police said.

She was transported to Kings County Hospital with head trauma and was in stable condition, police said.

Officials closed off the avenue for several hours to investigate the incident, according to photos posted on Twitter of the scene. It's unclear if police will charge the driver in the crash or if any arrests have been made.

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