Elementary student hit, killed by school bus south of Festus

(Festus) Authorities are reporting the death of a child who was hit by a school bus on Tuesday afternoon in the Oakland Manor Subdivision off Route TT just south of Festus.

According to Corporal Dallas Thompson with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident happened near Oakland Hill Drive and Oakland Manor around 3:20pm.

In a traffic crash report released by the patrol, the child exited the bus and traveled around the front of the vehicle.

It was at that time the driver of the bus, 61-year-old Walter Dellenbaugh of Festus accelerated and the child was struck.

The child was pronounced deceased on scene by Joachim Plattin Ambulance District Personnel.

The 6-year-old boy was a first grade student at Plattin Primary Elementary in the Jefferson R-7 School District.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is handling the investigation.