A swerving pickup truck struck and killed a student waiting to board a Wisconsin school bus Friday morning, authorities said.
The incident occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m. local time on a state highway in the town of Excelsior, located about 46 miles northwest of Madison.The pickup truck driver failed to slow down while approaching a School District of Reedsburg bus that was stopped in front of a residence, according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office. To avoid slamming into the bus, the driver swerved to the right, the sheriff's office said.
"The truck sideswiped the rear right side of the school bus and continued across a driveway striking the student," Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister said in a
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