Overview
- A 6-year-old student, later identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner as Jenna Menias, was struck by a school bus and later died after being taken to a hospital.
- Police say the collision occurred just before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the 500 block of Aberdeen Road and that witnesses and first responders immediately performed CPR at the scene.
- The bus was a Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 vehicle carrying Frankfort School District 157-C students and several passengers were evaluated at the scene and reunited with families.
- Frankfort police, the school district, Lincoln Way Transportation and county authorities are cooperating in an active probe, and investigators have not released what caused the collision or announced any charges.
- Neighborhood streets were blocked for hours as crews collected evidence, and local officials, including the mayor, have issued condolences while the district mobilizes counselors and outreach for students and families.