A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor died after being struck by a school bus in Montgomery County, Md., Wednesday afternoon.
With the help of his walker, Elia Miranski was crossing Columbia Pike at Tech Road in Silver Spring about 2:20 p.m. when he was struck by a school bus contracted by Howard County Public Schools. Miranski, who was going shopping, safely crossed the southbound lanes before continuing across the northbound lanes, where he was struck.
He was taken to a local hospital where he died.
Fourteen students and two employees from Hammond Middle School in Laurel were on the bus, which was returning from a field trip to the White House, but none of them was injured. Another bus went to the scene to pick up the students and returned them to school.
Miranski's family confirmed to News4's Shomari Stone that he was a Holocaust survivor. The family had no other comment Wednesday evening.
Police are interviewing the bus driver, 52-year-old Lori Jean Latimer, and witnesses to determine who had the right of way, News4's Kristin Wright reported.
Police also are investigating traffic signal sequences at the intersection.
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