A nine-year-old girl was killed after she was hit by a passenger bus while crossing the road in barangay Bolinawan, Carcar City, southern Cebu yesterday afternoon.
The accident happened while Kyla Faith Alegado, a grade two pupil, was on her way to school.
Pedro Gallano, driver of Ceres bus with plate number GWX-550, said the girl suddenly crossed the road.
Gallano, 55, said he tried to avoid hitting the girl by swerving to the right side of the road but still ended up hitting the girl.
The bus also hit some private cars parked at the side of the road.
The girl was taken to a hospital but did not make it alive.
Police arrested Gallano after the incident.
The driver was detained at the Carcar City Police Station pending the filing of charges against him.
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