Counselors are going to be made available for students following the death of a 7th grader in Suffield on Thursday afternoon.
According to police, a boy, identified as Francis Anthony Alamo, 7th grader at Suffield Middle School, died after being struck by a box truck while he was on his bicycle with a group of children near the school.
He was rushed to an area hospital but he died shortly afterwards.
The driver of the vehicle stayed on scene, and so far no charges have been filed. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Mountain Road was closed in the area around the crash for more than four hours while the accident investigation team processed the scene but it is a busy street so detours were set up.
Many people in the area said that drivers break the speed limit on the road, and that children need to be really careful when they are riding their bikes
Suffield Superintendent of Schools Karen Baldwin, lamented the loss of Anthony, who she described as full of energy and enthusiasm, and said that there will be counselors available at the school for the pupils.
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