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Boy Dies After Being Hit by School Bus in Greenwich Township

Community support services are available during the ongoing police investigation.

Overview

  • Police say a boy was struck by a school bus near Bennett Street and Ashton Drive in Greenwich Township and later died at Cooper Hospital.
  • Officers and nearby residents performed CPR and gave emergency aid before Gloucester County EMS took over care.
  • The Greenwich Township Police Detective Unit is investigating and has not released the boy’s name or how the crash happened.
  • Clonmell United Methodist Church opened its doors to give residents a place to gather and grieve, and neighbors set a small sidewalk memorial.
  • The school district will provide counselors and therapy dogs for students and staff, and police say no further details will be released at this time out of respect for the family.