Overview
- Police identified the victim as Amira Aminova, 11, who was struck in a marked crosswalk at 23rd Avenue and Bath Avenue shortly after 3 p.m.
- The driver, Wawa Aurelus, 62, was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.
- Authorities say the bus left the scene before the driver was located by police and given a desk appearance ticket to answer the charges in court.
- The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad is conducting an active probe, aided by footage showing the bus turning as the girl ran into the crosswalk.
- Officials said the bus was a 2018 Blue Bird operated for Consolidated Bus Service, and the child was pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center.