US EditionStandish Boy Killed by School Bus Was Dragged and Run over, NTSB Says
Simon Gonzalez's arm was trapped as the bus moved, dragging him 280 feet before he fell and was fatally run over, NTSB says in preliminary report.
- On Dec. 16, 2025, the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on the Standish crash where 5-year-old Simon Gonzalez was killed after his arm was trapped in a Maine School Administrative District 6 bus door on Route 35.
- Approaching the bus from the right rear, Simon Gonzalez’s arm became pinned between the bus doors as they closed, and the bus dragged him about 280 feet on Route 35 around 8 a.m. Dec. 16.
- The NTSB says the investigation is ongoing with help from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, Maine State Police, and Maine Department of Transportation; no charges have been filed.
- State lawmakers Valli Geiger, Ann Matlack and Sen. Pinny Beebe-Center are drafting a bill to require crossing arms on every Maine school bus after the second fatal incident involving Brayden Callahan on Nov. 21.
- Officials say the safety board will issue recommendations and its final report may take more than a year, noting fatal school-bus deaths involving Maine children are exceedingly rare, with only five since 1970.
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Federal Report Reveals Tragic Circumstances Surrounding Fatal Standish School-Bus Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published a report on Friday revealing the tragic circumstances surrounding the horrific crash last month when 5-year-old Simon Gonzalez was killed after being struck by a school bus. [RELATED: Sheriff Releases More Details on Tragic School-Bus Crash that Killed a 5-Year-Old in Standish…] The NTSB, a federal agency responsible [...] The post Federal Report Reveals Tragic Circumstances Surrounding F…
5-year-old killed in Standish got arm stuck in school bus door, federal report says
A kindergartener who died in an incident involving a school bus in Standish last month was dragged and ultimately run over after his arm was caught in the door of the bus, according to a federal report released Thursday. The incident happened on Dec. 16, 2025, around 8 a.m. on North East Road, also known as Route 35, just a few blocks from Edna Libby Elementary School, where the kindergartener, Simon Gonzalez, attended. At the bus stop, near Rou…
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