Video: Pontotoc Child Killed Getting off of School Bus

PONTOTOC COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A child is dead after she was hit by an SUV while getting off a school bus Tuesday afternoon…

Authorities say the driver of the SUV swerved to avoid crashing into the back of the stopped school bus…

The driver went off the shoulder and struck the child.

The seven year old was a student at North Pontotoc Attendance Center, getting off the bus in front of her home.

She died a short time later at North Mississippi Medical Center.

The driver was heading north on Old Highway 9.

Neighbors say the child always had a smile and a great attitude.

“She was a sweet little girl, she was,she spoke to you and stuff, she was real sweet.>

Authorities are questioning the driver of the SUV.