A 6-year-old girl was struck and killed by a truck as she waited for her school bus to arrive with her grandmother.
The incident occurred on Feb. 28 at approximately 6:30 a.m. in Lancaster County, South Carolina, when Beatrice Mayson was accompanying her 6-year old granddaughter Jerrnia Horne while they were both waiting for the school bus to pick Jerrnia up – a routine they did every day, according to ABC News’ Charlotte affiliate WSOC.
MORE: College recruiter fired for lining students up by skin color, 'nappiest hair'It was then that authorities say a 39-year-old woman driving a truck on Kershaw Camden Highway hit Jerrnia while she was holding her grandmother’s hand.
"We were on the sidewalk. Then, I saw the black truck coming," Mayson told WSOC. "I tried calling her, 'Jerrnia! Jerrnia!' (but) I can't hear no voice."
MORE: Student airlifted to hospital after alleged altercation with teacher over a juice boxJerrnia, who attended Heath Springs Elementary School, reportedly waited at that exact location every morning with a parent or grandparent. Authorities are now investigating the circumstances around the accident and they have not said if the 39-year-old driver will face charges.
The victim was immediately rushed to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, but died later that same night.
MORE: Grandmother arrested after abducting granddaughter at gunpoint from hospital"Everything we do as school officials is first and foremost to take care of children and when we see a child get hurt in the community for whatever reason, I think it everybody hurts," School Safety Director Bryan Vaughn told WSOC. "This is one of the darkest days that you can have as a school employee."