JEFFERSON COUNTY (KMOV.com) – A child was hit by a school bus and killed near Festus Tuesday afternoon.
The accident happened just before 3:20 p.m. near the intersection of Oakland Hill and Oakland Manor. The first grader from Jefferson R7 Elementary had just gotten off the bus when he was hit. It was the district’s last day of school before winter break.
“It’s okay to hurt, there’s not answers for situations like this. We have to work as community to get through this situation,” said Jefferson R7 District Superintendent Clint Johnson.
Johnson said counselors will be available Wednesday and when students return from winter break.