Family wants answers after 7-year-old student dies while on bus
By Danielle Dindak
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CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A Cincinnati family is demanding answers after their seven-year-old daughter died while on a school bus on her way home.
The girl, 7-year-old Ngone Talla, attended Roselawn Condon School, according to Cincinnati Public Schools. Her family says she was discovered unresponsive in her wheelchair when the bus arrived at their home.
The coroner reported that there were no traumatic injuries or signs of harm related to her death.
“She became unresponsive in her wheelchair on the bus, but she has extensive medical history including cerebral palsy. There was nothing traumatic and no injuries were related to the death,” the coroner’s office said in a statement.
WLWT confirmed that the bus involved was operated by First Student, which released a statement saying, “All of us at First Student are deeply saddened by the death of a student on one of our buses. Our thoughts and prayers are with the student’s family, classmates, school community and all those impacted as they navigate this difficult time.”
There were two adults on the bus at the time – the driver and a bus monitor. The monitor worked for First Student, not CPS.
WLWT has reached out to First Student, asking when the driver and monitor realized there was a problem and if it was before they arrived at the girl’s home.
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