6th child killed in Chattanooga school bus crash, police say

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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Multiple deaths were reported in an elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016.
Multiple deaths were reported in an elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (KABC) -- Chattanooga police say a sixth child has died from a school bus crash.



A tweet from the police department Wednesday evening said the agency had received confirmation of the death.



Police say the bus was traveling too fast when it veered off a narrow, winding road and crashed into a tree Monday afternoon. The driver, 24-year-old Johnthony Walker, has been arrested and charged with five counts of vehicular homicide.



The police department's tweet did not give the child's name or age.

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