Boy, 7, in coma after being hit by truck while running to school bus stop

A 7-year-old Georgia boy is fighting for his life after he was hit by a pick-up truck while running to a school bus stop.The little boy, identified by a fundraiser as Aiden, has been in a medically induced coma since the tragic accident last week in the city of Rome.The “rough and tough” boy and his older brother were running to catch a bus when Aiden meandered into the road and was hit by a Ford F-150 around 7 a.m.on Aug.

21, his family and police said.Adults who witnessed the horror sprang to give the young child CPR before he was rushed to a nearby hospital and ultimately airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta-Scottish Rite Hospital, his family said.The boy was diagnosed with a diffuse axonal injury, a severe ligament tear between his skull and neck and a broken pelvis and ribs, as well as a fractured clavicle and wrist.He was intubated and has been in a medically induced coma ever since.“He is a strong little man, and we are all waiting anxiously for him to wake up and return to his energetic self,” Aiden’s aunt wrote in a GoFundMe, adding that the young boy “loves paw patrol.Tik tok dancing, being rough and tough and alllll the things.”Despite claims by Aiden’s family, police told WSB-TV that the pick-up truck driver was not speeding.The driver remained on the scene, did not show signs of impairment and is not facing charges, officials said.The child was running to a bus stop at the time of the accident, but was not boarding the bus or at a crossing near a stopped bus, police said, adding that the road was wet from storms earlier that morning.The crash is a “devastating tragedy for all involved,” a police spokesperson told CBS.An investigation into the cause of the crash remains ongoing....