Girl, 5, hurt getting off school bus in central MN

Police in Verndale say a 5-year-old girl suffered minor cuts and bruises after she was hit by a car while getting off a school bus in central Minnesota.

The girl had gotten off a Wadena Deer Creek school bus Monday afternoon and was walking around the front of the bus when a car driven by a 90-year-old woman passed the bus and struck the girl.

The girl was kept overnight at a hospital for observation. The driver of the car was not hurt.

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Information from: The Brainerd Daily Dispatch

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