6-year-old Texas girl killed after being struck by school bus she was trying to catch
I wish I could braids for her to come back. But Candy Zaballa chokes back tears as she remembers her six year old granddaughter, Sophia. Ah, joyous, loving princess. She was happiest, happiest kid ever. She enjoyed, um, her nails wanting to do her nails and her hair. You know, just she was very outgoing. But this morning, tragedy struck the school bus that usually took Sofia and other neighborhood kids to nearby Anderson Elementary, instead accidentally hit her. Melanie Estrada, try to help. My mom actually heard the scream, and after she screamed, I ran after and I saw her. She was bleeding from her head and mouth. Sofia did not survive, leaving her parents in her entire neighborhood devastated, Tears rolled down the faces of moms and their little girls, who all played together in these streets. And at the site of the crash, a makeshift memorial filled with her favorite pink and purple balloons. Nothing will bring her back
A 6-year-old girl in Texas was fatally struck by her own school bus as she was trying to catch it on Tuesday.Sophia's bus was late, so she began to head home with her father when she saw the bus and turned around to catch it, KTRK-TV reported.That's when tragedy struck. She was accidentally hit by the bus."My mom actually heard the scream," neighbor Melanie Estrada told the TV station. "After she screamed, I ran after it, and I saw her."The girl died a short time later, according to reports.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
CONROE, Texas (Video from KTRK via CNN) —
A 6-year-old girl in Texas was fatally struck by her own school bus as she was trying to catch it on Tuesday.
Sophia's bus was late, so she began to head home with her father when she saw the bus and turned around to catch it, KTRK-TV reported.
That's when tragedy struck. She was accidentally hit by the bus.
"My mom actually heard the scream," neighbor Melanie Estrada told the TV station. "After she screamed, I ran after it, and I saw her."
The girl died a short time later, according to reports.
Watch the video above to learn more about this story.