10-Year Old Hit by Truck in Montgomery Dies

On Tuesday, Dec. 27, around 6:45 p.m., Montgomery Police and Fire Medics responded to West South Boulevard in reference to a single-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.

The crash involved a pickup truck and a juvenile male pedestrian.

The pedestrian, Jaden Buschert, 10, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, received life-threatening injuries and was transported to Baptist Medical Center South where he was later pronounced dead.

MPD’s initial investigation indicates that Buschert and his parent were attempting to cross West South Boulevard when Buschert ran ahead of his parent and was struck by the truck.

The driver and passenger in the truck were not injured and no charges are anticipated.