Student almost hit as driver ignores school bus stop sign, video shows

"Footage released by the Hadley Police Department shows a student crossing the street to board the school bus, with a car nearly hitting the child. In the video, a stop sign on the side of the bus can be seen fully extended before the youngster walks onto the roadway. The post stated the vehicle was coming from Amherst and headed to Northampton."

"A Massachusetts student narrowly escaped tragedy on their way to school Friday morning. Footage released by the Hadley Police Department shows a student crossing the street to board the school bus, with a car nearly hitting the child. In the video, a stop sign on the side of the bus can be seen fully extended before the youngster walks onto the roadway."

"In the video, a stop sign on the side of the bus can be seen fully extended before the youngster walks onto the roadway. The post stated the vehicle was coming from Amherst and headed to Northampton. "We are working with the local bus company to determine if they have video to better identify the vehicle," the post said. "All motorists must stay alert, this could have been tragedy.""

A Massachusetts student narrowly escaped being struck by a car while boarding a school bus on Friday morning. Hadley Police Department footage shows the child crossing the street as a car nearly hits them. The bus's side stop sign is fully extended in the video before the youngster walks onto the roadway. The vehicle was reported to be traveling from Amherst toward Northampton. Authorities are coordinating with the local bus company to obtain additional video to help identify the vehicle. Police emphasized that all motorists must remain alert to prevent similar near-tragedies.

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