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Colorado Girl Killed In School Bus Accident Identified, Family Shares Photo

(CBS4) - A girl who died on Colorado's Western Slope this week when she tripped and fell and was run over by a school bus has been identified. Anna Backner was 11 when she was killed on Thursday in Parachute.

Anna Backner
(credit: Garfield County)

Backner was a sixth grade student at Grand Valley Middle School. Her full first name was Annaliese. Her parents requested that a photo of her be shared in reports about her death.

The Garfield County Coroner's Office determined the manner of death was accidental. It stated in a news release that Backner was running to catch the bus when the accident happened.

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