GLEN ARM, Md. (AP) - Authorities in Maryland say a 4-year-old girl was briefly dragged by her school bus after her backpack got caught in its door.
The preschooler was getting off the bus in Glen Arm when she got stuck and the vehicle started to move, Baltimore County police spokeswoman Julia Hardgrove told The Baltimore Sun. Police said the driver drove forward a “short distance.” Hardgrove couldn’t say just how far the girl was dragged.
The girl was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries that weren’t considered to be life threatening, she said.
Details about the girl’s injuries are unclear, as is whether other students were on the bus or if the driver faces any punishment or charges. Authorities didn’t immediately release the identities of those involved. An investigation is ongoing.
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