A 12-year-old Wessington Springs, South Dakota girl died Tuesday resulting from injuries sustained in a January 26 accident.
Preliminary information indicates Kindra Lea Wolter, the driver of a 2016 Ford Fusion was traveling westbound on SD Hwy 34 about 10 miles west of Wessington Springs, SD in heavy fog. An eastbound school bus was stopped in the opposite lane to pick up a student. As Wolter approached, the flashing lights on the bus became more visible and she hit the brakes, sliding on the icy road. At the same time, a 12-year-old student was crossing the street to board the bus and was struck by the Ford Fusion.
She was transported to a nearby hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries and later transferred to a Sioux Falls hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.