STUDENT HIT BY SCHOOL BUS 11-19-2010

A LEFLORE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT IS IN THE HOSPITAL FRIDAY AFTER BEING HIT BY A SCHOOL BUS ON THURSDAY. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF RICKY BANKS THE CHILD'S PARENTS SAY THE BOY IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER IN JACKSON. ACCORDING TO THE BANKS THE BOY WAS RUNNING ALONGSIDE THE BUS WHEN HE FELL UNDER IT. THAT'S WHEN THE BACK TIRE RAN OVER THE BOY'S TORSO. THE LEFLORE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ALSO RELEASED A STATEMENT WHICH STATES: "AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M. THURSDAY AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD 3RD GRADE STUDENT WHO ATTENDS LEFLORE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS INJURED BY A BUS. HE WAS AIR-LIFTED TO THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. HE WAS IN STABLE CONDITION WHEN WE LEFT THE HOSPITAL AROUND 10:30 LAST NIGHT. WE ARE DOING THE INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME." THE BOY'S NAME IS NOT BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME. OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE THAT THE BOY HAD BEEN RUN OVER UNTIL WITNESSES NOTIFIED HIM ON THE SCENE.