The 10-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, was hit around 4 p.m., not long after being dropped off from school near his home in Cabarrus County, outside of Charlotte, the local ABC affiliate WSOC reported.
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The student may have been crossing the road for a second time to get the mail when he was hit.
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The child was rushed to the hospital but did not survive.
School officials said the bus was not involved in the crash or at the scene when it happened.
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Authorities are investigating the incident. They said the driver stopped to help after the crash but did not reveal whether or not he will face charges.
"This is a terrible stretch of road here," local resident Albert Shinn told WSOC. "We've had several fatalities within a mile of right here where we stand. We've had numerous accidents. In about a 700-feet stretch of my property, I've had at least five accidents right there."