LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — We're following developing reports of two separate incidents in which a student and an adult were hit by school buses near Las Vegas campuses on Monday afternoon.
The first collision happened at 3:23 p.m. near the intersection of Bradley Road and West Tropical Parkway by Lied STEM Academy.
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The school bus was traveling westbound on Tropical when a 12-year-old girl riding a bicycle hit the school bus and was "projected" into another vehicle, police say.
The girl was taken to UMC with life-threatening injuries.
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"Just pay attention, these are children. They have their whole lives ahead of them," said Bethany Limov, with Walk Safely LV .
55 students were abroad the bus when the crash happened, but no one suffered any injuries and were escorted off the bus by their parents.
CCSD sent a statement to Channel 13 stating, "the district is cooperating with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which is the lead investigative agency."
The District is devastated to learn of the traffic collision near Tropical Parkway and Bradley Road involving a CCSD school bus and a student. Administrators from Lied STEM Academy, along with District leadership, are providing support to students and families.
The District is cooperating with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which is the lead investigative agency.
Today, there was an unrelated incident involving an adult and a CCSD school bus that did not result in serious injuries.
According to police, impairment is not a suspected factor in that collision.
"I'm sad and I am so upset that this happened," said Bethany Limov, with Walk Safely LV.
Metro said the 12-year-old is the third student hit by a vehicle in a span of three weeks.
The second collision happened a short time later, at 3:44 p.m., near Jones Boulevard and Madre Mesa Drive between an adult and a CCSD school bus, according to a statement sent by CCSD.
When Channel 13 reached out to LVMPD about that collision, police described it as "a minor injury accident that was handled by school police."
