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6-Year-Old Killed by School Bus in Rumford, Maine

A 6-year-old boy was hit and killed by a school bus Wednesday in Rumford, Maine.

Police told necn and NBC affiliate WCSH that the child fell off his bicycle at the intersection of Waldo Street and Lincoln Avenue, where a bus hit him. School officials later announced that the boy had passed away.

The child was attempting to brake when he and the bicycle fell into the road. One of the rear tires of an RSU 10 school bus hit the victim.

A memorial at the scene of the crash included a sign that read, "In loving memory of Jace Holt."

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