(AP) -- An 11-year-old girl riding on a school bus in Detroit has died after a tree branch struck her as she leaned out the window. The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News report Tiffany DiCicco-Ross was a fifth grader at the nearby Phoenix Multi-Cultural Academy on the city's southwest side.
The accident happened Thursday afternoon the girl died later at Children's Hospital of Michigan. Police say the girl stuck her head out the window as it was pulling away and was struck by the branch.
As police investigated, a bloody hand print was visible on the rear door. The girl was on the bus with a sibling.
Detroit Public Schools' emergency financial manager Robert Bobb told reporters it was a sad day for the district. The bus was operated by DHT Transportation.
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