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.