5 and 10-Year-Old Students Identified as Kids Fatally Struck by Car While Walking to School in Maryland

5-year-old, 10-year-old hit and killed near Maryland school.Photo:News4

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The Prince George’s County police department identified the two victims as 5-year-old Sky Sosa and 10-year-old Shalom Mbah, two local residents, according to a police press release.

In a press conference Tuesday, Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz said the investigation into the “tragic incident” is ongoing, and the van’s driver remained on the scene after the fact.

He also expressed his and the rest of the department’s “profound condolences to the families and friends” of Sky and Shalom.

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The school district superintendent, Millard House II, also spoke at the press conference.

He also noted that crisis counseling services are being offered to students both in-person and virtually in the wake of the loss.

source: people.com