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School bus hits, kills child in St. Claude neighborhood: New Orleans police

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a child.

According to NOPD officers, around 8 a.m. the child was struck by a school bus in the 1400 block of Desire Street.

An investigation revealed that a 6-year-old, identified by family members as Mason Richards, was getting out of a car to get on the school bus when the crash happened. He was taken to a hospital for treatment but later died from his injuries.

(WGNO/Ashley Hamilton) 6-year-old Mason Richards

While impairment is not believed to be a factor in the crash, a routine field sobriety test was administered.

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The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will perform an autopsy.

Anyone with information regarding the accident is asked to call NOPD Traffic Fatality investigators at 504-658-6205.

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