Girl, 6, dies in school bus tragedy as workers 'leave her on board' in scorching heat

Girl, 6, dies in school bus tragedy as workers 'leave her on board' in scorching heat Two workers have been arrested after the autistic 6-year-old was left on the school bus in blistering heat and found unresponsive A six-year-old girl tragically died after being left on a school bus in blistering hot weather in the US. Childcare workers were supposed to be looking after autistic Winter Jones, 6, ensuring she was dropped off at school after being left under the car of Kid University in Memphis on August 13. However, she never made it to Macon-Hall Elementary School that day. Winter was discovered unresponsive in a bus parked outside the school that afternoon and was declared dead at the scene. The weather reached into the high 90s (above 36C), according to National Weather Service records reviewed by WMC. Childcare workers Sabrina Powe, 43, and Tametria Norry, 49, have been arrested and face charges of aggravated child neglect, criminally negligent homicide, and destruction of and tampering with governmental records. A third employee, Amilya Hardin, was also indicted in connection with the girl's death, reports the Express US. Norry has been identified as the driver of the van, while Powe was the assistant director of Kid University and Hardin works as a daycare assistant. After Winter's tragic death the Tennessee Department of Human Services found that Kid University had failed to comply with multiple transportation safety requirements. The investigation revealed that staff members allegedly failed to adhere to correct vehicle inspection protocols after children were offloaded and the transportation record contained errors. The authorities also confirmed that compulsory walk-throughs to ensure all children had departed the vehicle were not carried out. Winter's mum found out the horrific news over the phone, with an employee informing her "Winter was left on the bus" and "she's barely breathing." Her father described the circumstances as an "absolute nightmare" and said it occurred due to "people who were too busy doing nothing to where they couldn't make sure Winter was taken care of properly."