7-year-old girl in coma after she was struck by a truck while getting down from school bus in Maryland
Skyla Shirriel has been placed in a medical coma after the accident and is fighting for her life, but is expected to pull through and make a recovery
A seven-year-old Maryland schoolgirl is fighting for her life after she was struck by a pickup truck while getting off the school bus on Tuesday.
Skyla Shirriel is in a coma after the incident, which happened at around 3:45 pm, with the truck barely missing a few other children in the mishap as well.
According to a press release from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, the bus from the TC Elementary School in Bryantown had stopped in the northbound lane of Oliver Shop Road near Trotter Road to drop Skyla. Witnesses said the bus had activated its flashing red lights and flashing stop sign at the stop, with the seven-year-old safely crossing in front of the bus before being struck down on the southbound lane.