A St. Petersburg boy riding his bike near Walt Disney World’s Fort Wilderness died after a Disney bus hit the nine-year-old. The boy, whose family was on vacation at Disney World, was riding his bike with a friend when he veered off the sidewalk and onto the road. At that point he was hit by the bus and run over by the rear wheels.
Eyewitnesses say the saw the boy riding beside the bus and then heard two thumps. Disney said the bus driver who was driving had over 30 years experience in the Disney transportation system. Disney employs 1,200 bus drivers who have a commercial drivers license and they also undergo drug testing. A traffic homicide investigation is ongoing. This is the third bus-related accident at Disney in the last six months.