A church bus driver will not face charges after a four-year-old girl fell from the vehicle onto a Harrison roadway. According to Springfield television station KYTV, Harrison Police Chief Paul Woodruff says it was “just a tragic accident.”
The unidentified girl was seated in the back of the bus Wednesday evening as it was traveling on Main Street. Chief Woodruff says she opened the door and held on to the handle, and it dragged her from the bus. Local firefighter and medical technician Ryan Ciampoli was driving behind the bus and witnessed the girl falling to the pavement. He stopped his vehicle, rushed to the girl’s aid and moved her from the location.
The girl was transported to North Arkansas Regional Medical Center and later flown to Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She suffered a broken jaw and will undergo surgery.
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