School bus hits child in McAllen

A child was transported to a hospital Thursday afternoon after a McAllen ISD school bus struck them while they were riding a bicycle.

McAllen PD Spokesperson Joel Morales said the accident happened just after 4 p.m. in the 1300 block of S. 17th 1/2 street and that the child’s injuries appear to be non-life threatening.

“The cause of the collision remains under investigation,” he said.

The child is nine years old, McAllen school district spokesman Mark May said.

The accident happened in the 1300 block of S. 17th 1/2 street, May said.