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Boy, 12, Dies After RSU 13 School Bus Strikes Him in Rockland

Classes resume with counseling during an ongoing crash investigation.

Overview

  • Police say the student was hit after exiting the bus at Broadway and Eliza Steele Drive on Friday afternoon and later died at Maine Medical Center.
  • Rockland police are investigating with the Knox County district attorney and Maine State Police crash units, and no charges have been announced.
  • RSU 13 says schools will reopen Monday with an increased law enforcement presence, counseling support, and excused absences for the week.
  • Officers were posted at the district’s bus lot in Thomaston after officials learned of a possible protest.
  • The driver was identified as Jeffrey Colburn, employed by the district since 2016, and family members named the victim as Brayden Callahan in local reports.