The 5-year-old boy attended Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy, Granbury ISD said in a social media post. The Texas Department of Public Safety later confirmed the child was hit by a Granbury ISD school bus before he died from his injuries in a hospital.

A pre-kindergarten student was struck and killed by a school bus Monday, March 17, Texas school officials say. Granbury Independent School District Superintendent Courtney Morawski said in a letter to families an Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy student died following the incident with the bus. The academy serves pre-K students in the district.

A 5-year-old boy was struck and killed Monday morning by a Granbury ISD school bus, officials say. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the incident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. near the intersection of Pecos River and Brazos River drives.

Winds of up to 120 miles per hour wreaked destruction across the county as a huge weather system battered swathes of the U.S.