New Square accident: Boy, 8, fatally struck by school bus in Rockland County

The boy was struck and killed by a school bus, police said.

ROCKLAND COUNTY - An 8-year-old boy was struck and killed by a school bus Monday evening in Rockland County, New York, police said.

Officials received a report that a child had been struck by a school bus in front of 100 Clinton Ave. in New Square, a village in the town of Ramapo.

The driver of the bus remained on the scene and cooperated with police.

According to police, officers first on scene were advised by paramedics that the boy had been pronounced dead.

The driver of the bus remained on the scene and cooperated with police. No word on charges, if any.

The boy was struck and killed by a school bus Monday evening, police said.

The identity of the child was unknown at the time.