BREAKING: A driver has been charged a day after an eight-year-old girl was fatally struck by a vehicle after getting out of a car to attend a school concert in Burlington.
A driver has now been charged and a Burlington, Ont. community is in mourning a day after an eight-year-old girl was fatally struck by a vehicle after getting out of a car to attend a school concert.
Becoming emotional at times, Anderson said a 21-year-old driver has now been charged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident after being taken into custody in the vicinity of the school. Police have not identified the person charged. Police were able to quickly locate the alleged driver of the vehicle with a witness tip about the license plate, and he has since been taken into custody.Thursday morning, and school officials said grief counsellors would be on-hand for the school community., said Thursday morning the board and the school are “heartbroken.”
She said the board’s Tragic Events Response Team is at the school today to provide support to staff and students and will remain there for as long as needed. The team includes child youth counsellors and social workers. also released a statement about the girl’s death, calling it a “tragic incident.”
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