BY MADELAINE MCNEILL

A teenager has died after being hit by a school bus at Raymond Terrace.

Police say the 17-year-old was riding his bike along Mount Hall Road at about 8:30 Tuesday morning when he was struck by the bus as he crossed the intersection at Clyde Circuit.

Emergency services responded to the scene to find the boy trapped beneath the vehicle, which was carrying students at the time.

Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the boy died at the scene.

The 41-year-old male bus driver has been taken for mandatory testing.

Police inquiries into the incident are continuing.