A 12-year-old was reported struck and killed in a crash Thursday afternoon at the Central District’s Washington Middle School.

Police and emergency crews were called to the campus at 21st and Jackson just after 12:30 PM to the collision.

The child was reported dead at the scene.

The Seattle Police Department is investigating. According to East Precinct radio updates, the driver remained at the scene.

UPDATE: Police radio updates and witnesses described a terrible incident as a SUV parked outside the school and reportedly unattended began rolling downhill where the child was struck near S Weller.

Police say the student was on the sidewalk outside the school when she was struck and killed.

UPDATE 3/7/2025: CHS is following up with Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Department of Transportation about the incident and any street safety and “Safe Routes to Schools” efforts in the area as well as more information about why the student was near the street and parking lot area.

The area of 20th Place and Weller is an unusual and often crowded area where the WMS parking lot meets the city streets and the typically semi-truck filled area outside the neighboring Franz Bakery factory.

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