12-Year-Old Girl Crushed to Death by Bus in Jamaica

A Grade 7 student at Irwin High School, Jamaica, was crushed to death by a speeding bus shortly after school ended. 12-year-old Deanna Solomon was killed by a Montego Bay Metro bus on Wednesday afternoon. Local news reports suggest that Deanna was pushed by fellow students in a rush to board the bus, causing her to fall in front of the vehicle. The bus driver reportedly didn’t realise that Solomon landed in front of his speeding bus and accidentally ended up running her over. 

Solomon was rushed to Cornwall Regional Hospital but succumbed to her injuries due to multiple fractures.

Her mother, Antonette Shaw, recalled their final conversation. She told local news Jamaica Observer, “She came and hugged me in the bed and kissed me and said, ‘Mommy later; yuh coming to Montego Bay?’” Shaw had urged her daughter to be careful before she left for school.

Shaw also shared her heartbreak upon hearing of the incident, stating, “Right now all of us break down… the house doesn’t feel like a home without her.”

The school has suspended exams to allow students and staff time to grieve. Deanna, who had excelled academically and aspired to become a judge, leaves behind a devastated community.