Child killed, mom injured in Bainbridge bus versus car crash

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - A young child was killed after a car crash in Bainbridge Thursday morning, according to Georgia State Patrol (GSP).

GSP said they were called to the scene around 5:50 a.m. after a passenger bus reportedly hit a car.

During the investigation, law enforcement said they found that after being hit on Highway 27 and the intersection of Bethel Road, the car then went off the road.

Though multiple people were inside the bus, no one was injured, per GSP.

There were two people inside the vehicle, a mother and her child. The mom received non-life-threatening injuries, however, her child was taken to a hospital and later died, a state trooper confirmed.

GSP is currently waiting to release the child’s name and age.

The bus involved in the crash was not a school bus.