A 5-year-old child suffered minor injuries after reportedly being dragged by a school bus in Kirkland, New York, when their backpack became caught in the bus door. The driver is now facing a misdemeanor charge.
According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the incident on Monday, November 2. The bus was taking children home after school on an afternoon route for the Clinton Central School District.
Authorities said the driver, a 37-year-old woman from Clinton, had stopped at the child’s home to let several students off the bus. As the last child stepped out of the vehicle, the driver allegedly closed the doors without realizing the child’s backpack had become trapped, and the youngster was dragged along the road as the bus began moving.
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