Macarthur Anglican School

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Boy dies after being hit by bus outside school in Sydney's south-west (9News)

A young boy has been hit by a bus outside a school in Sydney's south-west.

The school entry was closed after the boy was hit, with drivers told to wait while picking up their children after school. 9News understands the boy was walking on the footpath when the bus appeared to leave the road while navigating a roundabout and struck him. [Emergency crews](https://www.9news.com.au/nsw-ambulance)were called to Macarthur Anglican School in Cobbitty after the boy was hit just after 3pm.

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Boy, 14, dies after being hit by bus at south-west Sydney school (ABC News)

Police say emergency services were called to Cobbitty Road in Cobbitty, just before 3pm this afternoon. The boy was outside Macarthur Anglican School when he ...

The bus driver — a 54-year-old woman — has been taken to hospital for mandatory testing. "NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the boy at the scene before taking him to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition; however, he died a short time later," they said. A 14-year-old boy has died after being hit by a bus outside a school in Sydney's south west.

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Boy, 14, dies after being hit by a bus outside south-western Sydney ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Emergency services were called to Cobbitty Road in Cobbitty, near Macarthur Anglican School, about 3pm on Wednesday and found the boy critically injured.

They later clarified the ages to be 14 and 54 respectively. An investigation has commenced into the circumstances surrounding the crash by officers from the Camden police area command and the crash investigation unit. In a letter obtained by Nine News, the school principal David Nockles wrote the accident occurred in the bus zone.

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Boy dies after being hit by bus outside school (NEWS.com.au)

Emergency services were called to Macarthur Anglican School about 2.50pm on Wednesday where they found the boy critically injured.

A 14-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a bus outside a school in Sydney’s southwest. School pick-up horror after child dies having been hit by bus

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Cobbitty bus accident: Boy dies after being struck outside school in ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Emergency services responded to the incident, which occurred about 2.50pm on Wednesday outside Macarthur Anglican School in Cobbitty. Police, paramedics and a ...

Clarification: Police initially reported the child to be aged 10 and the bus driver was 60. The bus driver, a woman believed to be in her 50s, was undergoing mandatory testing and assisting police. Critical care paramedics tended to the boy and took him to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.

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Boy dies after being struck by a bus outside his school in Sydney (Daily Mail)

Medical crews were called to Macarthur Anglican School · Boy, 14, was rushed to hospital but could not be revived · Bus driver, 54, is being taken for mandatory ...

'Obviously it was at school pick up so there was a lot of students and a lot of parents in the area,' he said. Pictures from the scene appear to show the bus had mounted a kerb, crossed a footpath and hit a tree on a circular drive within the school grounds. A teenager has been hit by a bus after it left the road during school pickup at a southwest Sydney school (pictured)

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Boy hit by bus at Macarthur Anglican School in south-west Sydney (Daily Mail)

The routine end of class pick up turned into a nightmare for for parents and students at south-west Sydney school after a bus mounted a footpath and ran ...

The side of the bus is heavily damaged Pictures show the bus appears to have crossed a footpath and hit a tree at Macarthur Anglican School in south-west Sydney (pictured) 'Obviously it was at school pick up so there was a lot of students and a lot of parents in the area,' he said.

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Bus driver charged after boy, 14, fatally struck outside Macarthur ... (ABC News)

A bus driver has been charged after a 14-year-old boy was struck and killed outside a school in south-west Sydney on Wednesday afternoon.

He will be sorely missed by the students and staff," Dr Nockles said on Thursday morning. "There were helicopters, police and ambulances. She said the tight-knit community was "heartbroken". The magistrate told the court it was a "tragic incident" and there was "nothing to suggest there was a medical issue or it was the fault of the vehicle" at this stage. "(The boy) was a much-loved student…an integral part of a school. - The magistrate said it was a "tragic incident" before granting bail

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Macarthur Anglican School bus crash: Driver charged after boy, 14 ... (Daily Mail)

A woman will face Liverpool Local Court over the fatal bus crash that tragically claimed a student's life at Macarthur Anglican School at Cobbitty in ...

A teenager died in hospital after the incident. The side of the bus is heavily damaged The Headmaster appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that he and other staff have received for the school community and the boy’s family in particular. 'I will always remember busting you in my pantry, helping you look scary for Halloween and hanging with my kids. The school is thankful for the support of our fellow schools and emergency service providers. The school appreciates the tangible support for our school community as we work through this terrible shock and loss to the wider Macarthur family. The matter is now part of a police investigation, and the school will not make any further comments in this regard. Superintendent Paul Fuller from Camden Police said 'it was at school pick up so there was a lot of students and a lot of parents in the area'. 'The headmaster appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that he and other staff have received for the school community and the boy’s family in particular.' ' The matter is now part of a police investigation, and the school will not make any further comments in this regard. Thinking of your mum and dad and brother,' a family friend posted online. She has since been charged

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Heartbreaking new details in boy's bus death (NEWS.com.au)

Fresh information has emerged about the tragic incident that led to a young schoolboy being killed by a bus in Sydney's southwest yesterday.

“You were the best little brother I could have ever asked for. “The Headmaster appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that he and other staff have received for the school community and the boy’s family in particular.” “Pastoral care and counselling will continue to be available to students and staff in the coming days and weeks,” Dr Nockles said. A number of “age appropriate” assemblies have been held this morning, with students then attending their usual classes to be in the care of their teachers or the team of counsellors that have been called to the school. “As a result of that accident, the student sustained injuries resulting in his death after his arrival at the hospital,” Dr Nockles said. “The school appreciates the tangible support for our school community as we work through this terrible shock and loss to the wider Macarthur family.” School headmaster Dr David Nockles released a statement on Thursday morning confirming a public transport bus “lost control” as it moved away from the bus bays, resulting in the vehicle mounting the kerb. One local woman claimed she knew one of the school staff members who was “first on the scene to give resuscitation” and talk to the paramedics when they arrived. “Her concern is for his parents and the children, please pray for the staff today,” the woman wrote on social media. It is alleged the bus “lost control” as it moved away from the bus bays and mounted the kerb where the boy was standing. The driver who was allegedly behind the wheel of the bus that hit and killed a Sydney schoolboy has been named as she prepares to face court. The mum-of-three who is married to a church pastor and has been working in transport for decades.

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Bus driver charged after schoolboy, 14, hit and killed south-west of ... (The Guardian)

Woman, 54, accused of dangerous driving causing death outside Macarthur Anglican school at Cobbitty.

At Liverpool police station she was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, dangerous driving and negligent driving occasioning death. The bus driver was taken to the hospital for mandatory testing and she was arrested on Wednesday night. Police say the 54-year-old woman has been charged after the bus she was driving hit and critically injured the teenager at Cobbitty outside Macarthur Anglican school just before 3pm on Wednesday.

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Macarthur Anglican-School bus crash: Cameron Millen dead (Daily Mail)

Cameron Millen was killed outside Macarthur Anglican School at Cobbitty, in Sydney's south-west, just before 3pm on Wednesday.

A teenager died in hospital after the incident. The side of the bus is heavily damaged Three ambulances and a helicopter rushed to the scene. 'I will always remember busting you in my pantry, helping you look scary for Halloween and hanging with my kids. Penina Lopesi, the 54-year-old bus driver with 30 years experience, was also taken to Liverpool Hospital for mandatory testing. The Headmaster appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that he and other staff have received for the school community and the boy's family in particular. 'You were the best little brother I could have ever asked for. * Three ambulances and a helicopter rushed to the scene and he was rushed to Liverpool Hospital in critical condition, dying a short time later. Superintendent Paul Fuller from Camden Police said 'it was at school pick up so there was a lot of students and a lot of parents in the area'. She has since been charged 'The headmaster appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that he and other staff have received for the school community and the boy's family in particular.' Thinking of your mum and dad and brother,' a family friend posted online.

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Cobbitty bus crash: Boy fatally hit by bus outside Sydney school in ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Cameron Millen, 14, was found critically injured at about 2.50pm on Wednesday outside Macarthur Anglican School in Cobbitty. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Woman ...

“The school appreciates the tangible support for our school community as we work through this terrible shock and loss to the wider Macarthur family.” “Our thoughts and prayers are with the boy’s family, including his brother in Year 11, as they deal with unimaginable grief and heartache,” he said. Nockles said he had the difficult task of informing students that “an accident had taken place that resulted in the death of one of our students”.

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Macarthur Anglican School bus crash: Penina Lopesi to face court ... (Daily Mail)

The bus driver allegedly behind the wheel of the fatal crash at Macarthur Anglican College has been identified as mum of three married to a church pastor.

A teenager died in hospital after the incident. The side of the bus is heavily damaged He will be sorely missed by the students and staff.' The Headmaster appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that he and other staff have received for the school community and the boy's family in particular. 'I will always remember busting you in my pantry, helping you look scary for Halloween and hanging with my kids. The school is thankful for the support of our fellow schools and emergency service providers. The matter is now part of a police investigation, and the school will not make any further comments in this regard. 'You were the best little brother I could have ever asked for. Superintendent Paul Fuller from Camden Police said 'it was at school pick up so there was a lot of students and a lot of parents in the area'. 'The headmaster appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that he and other staff have received for the school community and the boy's family in particular.' She has since been charged Thinking of your mum and dad and brother,' a family friend posted online.

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