Schoolgirl killed by truck at school bus stop

According to an STLToday article:

A 7 year old St. Charles County girl was killed about 8:30 this morning when she stepped onto Highway D toward her school bus and was struck by a truck . . .

[T]he school bus was westbound on Highway D and was rolling to a stop near Annabelle's driveway with its yellow lights flashing. Its stop sign had not yet swung out, Nothum said, and the driver of the bus was motioning the girl to stay off of the roadway.

When she did step onto the highway, she was hit by a flatbed truck.

The police do not plan to lay charges against the truck driver.