Maine Kindergartener Dragged by School Bus

A 6-year-old boy is recovering after he was dragged almost 600 toes down the street by his college bus.

As NEWSCENTER Maine studies, the kid was getting off the bus in Buxton when his backpack received caught within the door. His mom watched in horror as the driving force took off, dragging her son.

“It was terrifying, as a mother, to be screaming down the road, chasing your son, pondering you’re gonna watch him die,” Athena Lavigne stated via tears throughout an interview with NEWSCENTER Maine Friday exterior her residence. “It’s simply terrible. It’s been terrible; and I simply hold seeing the identical scene over and over. It’s not going away.”

Buxton police stated the driving force dragged the boy 573 toes earlier than stopping. MSAD 6 college district officers say that driver is now on administrative go away. The transportation director for the district stated the driving force is new, however went via the identical 40+ of coaching all drivers are required to undergo.

Police are investigating the incident.

Lavigne stated her son is recovering from street rash and her kids is not going to be taking the bus for the remainder of the yr.