O’FALLON, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News ) – A 10-year-old Missouri girl was struck and killed by a school bus Thursday afternoon.

Authorities said the girl was struck by the bus as it turned at an intersection in a neighborhood in O’Fallon, which is about 35 miles northwest of St. Louis.

The girl was pronounced dead at the scene.

The school bus driver is cooperating with the investigation, police said.

“Our hearts go out to the family and everyone affected by the tragedy,” said O’Fallon Police Sgt. Bryan Harr. “We ask that the community respect the family’s privacy while we work hard to gather all the details.”

The victim was a student in the Fort Zumwalt School District who later gave the following statement:

A GoFundMe page was created for the family, but the child’s name was not released.

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