9 years old boy killed by Disney Bus while riding his bike

April 3rd, 2010 - 2:17 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt  

Lake Buena Vista, Apr 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 9 years old boy was killed by a Walt Disney World bus, while he was biking on the premises of the park. There was a collision between the boy and the bus, and sadly the boy couldn’t survive the collision and he breathed his last. He was biking on the premises of the park with his friend. The mishap happened on Thursday.

The Florida police have identified the 9 years old boy as Chase Brubaker who belongs to St. Petersburg. The Florida Highway Patrol officials offered more details about the collision and said that Chase’s bicycle veered away from the sidewalk, and then subsequently struck the bus from the side. And Chase Brubaker was unfortunately dragged underneath the rear end right tire, and he died on the spot.

At the time of the collision, there were 28 passengers on the bus and they are all safe. The Florida Highway Patrol officials also said that an investigation is on into the incident, and as of now, no charges have been filed.

However the boy’s family is not convinced by this version of events. “They said he went into the road, but that’s a lie,” grandmother, Barbara Burkett said, who has visited the accident scene. “There was no reason for him to go into the road.”

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