When a school bus driver collided with a vehicle parked in Buffalo, NY, on Monday, a sixth grade student took the initiative to do what s & # 39; He insisted on leaving a word.

It's according to a viral tweet posted by Andrew Sipowicz, who believes that the actions of the child have allowed him to save thousands of dollars. The company that operates the school bus has since confirmed the incident and congratulated the anonymous student for his response.

Sipowicz, a senior at Canisius College in Buffalo, parked his car in a street on Monday; when he returned, he found that the car had been damaged.

The red Mustang 2012 – Sipowicz's dream car – had been involved in a hit-and-run crime because it was parked near his apartment, according to a column published by the Buffalo News.

Sipowicz had been warned by a roommate that a school bus had been uncomfortably close to the car earlier in the day, according to the Buffalo News report.

But it was only when Sipowicz saw a note left on the Mustang that the details became clear.

"If you're wondering what happens to your car, BUS: 449 hit your car," the note reads. It was signed "A Grade 6 Student", followed by a spelling of a local school – the Houghton Academy.

"What happened?" The note asked, and then replied: A school bus driver cut a corner too tight and bumped the car, the note said.

"She fled … I saw what happened," he said, before continuing a list of points:

– Sorry

– Driver's seat on the left

a lady instead of the driver 449

The note later included a drawing of the school bus.

Sipowicz think the note helped him react to the accident: "My first thought was to thank God for the note because without the note, I would have no idea what s & # 39; Is past, "he said.

Sipowicz used this information to contact the company that operates the First Student School Bus under contract with the Buffalo Public Schools. A supervisor responded to the scene and the company said in a statement that it would cover the cost of repairing and leasing through its insurance process.

First Student also said that work is underway to terminate the bus driver involved in the incident.

Sipowicz's tweet thanking the student received more than 800,000 Twitter interactions. In a follow-up tweet, Sipowicz said that the student had been identified and "we are finding a way to reward her for her actions."

Contributed by Dave McKinley, WGRZ-TV, Buffalo; wgrz.com

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