By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:11 BST, 2 May 2019 | Updated: 18:57 BST, 2 May 2019
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A six-year-old boy crossing a street in Maine street on his bicycle on Wednesday afternoon was struck and killed by a school bus making a turn.
Rumford Police Chief Stacy Carter says the boy, identified as Jayce Holt, had rode off the sidewalk into the intersection of Waldo Street and Essex Avenue at about 3pm as the bus with four students on board turned through the intersection.
Carter says Jayce, a first-grader at the nearby Rumford elementary School, attempted to brake but he fell into the road along with his bike.
Jayce Holt, 6 (left and right), lost his life after being struck by a school bus on a street in Rumford, Maine, where he was riding his bike Wednesday
This photo shows the aftermath of the accident at the intersection of Waldo Street and Essex Avenue in Rumford, with Jayce's bike still lying in the road
A makeshift memorial is seen near the spot where Holt fell into the road at an intersection while attempting to break
The child was then struck by a rear tire of the bus turning onto Essex Avenue.
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