HAVERHILL, MASS. (WHDH) - A 12-year-old girl has died following a scooter crash in Haverhill Thursday afternoon.
Haverhill police said they responded to the intersection of Portland Street and 5th Avenue just before 4 p.m. after a report of a collision involving a bus and two girls riding a motorized scooter.
Both sustained serious injuries and were taken to a local hospital.
One of the girls later succumbed to her injuries. Police have not identified her at this time, but say she was a student of Haverhill Public Schools.
Community members spoke to 7NEWS about the heartbreaking incident.
“Very tragic,” Barry Burns said. “We know these people. I stopped and prayed this morning with them.”
“No family should have to go through this, especially at such a young age,” one woman said. “It’s tragic.”
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