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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu girl, 6, in hospital after struck by school bus

Police on the scene in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. David Sedell/Global News

A six-year-old girl is in hospital after she was struck by a school bus Friday morning in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, roughly 40 kilometres southeast of Montreal.

Police received a 911 call at 7:45 a.m. reporting a collision between a school bus and a little girl.

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu police spokesperson Jérémie Levesque said it happened in front of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré school at 230 Laurier St.

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Levesque would only say that the girl had just arrived at school when she was struck by the bus.

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The child was rushed to hospital but the nature of her injuries is not known.

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Levesque said she remained in hospital Friday afternoon.

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The circumstances of the incident are still under investigation.

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The bus driver has been met by investigators.

Levesque said a collision expert with the Sûreté du Québec was assisting the local police force.

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