Miami-Dade County

Woman struck and killed by private school bus in Sweetwater: Police

The incident happened in the area of Southwest 2nd Street and 109th Avenue

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Police are investigating after a woman was struck and killed by a private school bus in Sweetwater Wednesday morning.

The incident happened in the area of Southwest 2nd Street and 109th Avenue.

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Aerial footage showed the woman's body covered by a yellow tarp in the roadway next to the bus. Her identity hasn't been released.

Miami-Dade Police officials said the bus stayed at the scene and homicide detectives were responding to investigate.

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Police added that nine children were on the bus when the pedestrian was struck.

Traffic was being blocked on Southwest 109th Avenue while

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