Police discover what the teen was carrying after she crashes into a school bus and dies.

It was a tragic event involving a young kid who died in a school bus, and Panola County has been rocked by the incident.

The South Panola School bus was struck by a motorist on Wednesday morning at around 7:15 a.m., according to confirmation from the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

Katelyn Ray’s family has verified that she is the victim.

The accident occurred when Ray’s automobile struck the rear of a South Panola School bus on Highway 15 close to Highway 6 in Panola County.

That Ray was traveling to pick up her elder sister from work when this tragic incident occurred was heartbreaking. Katelyn’s final discussion with her mother, Shelia Ray, was a somber farewell. It was a straightforward display of familial love and devotion.

Shelia Ray voiced her surprise at the following development in the narrative as she related what had transpired. The unusual quiet that greeted Katelyn’s family when they attempted to contact her further increased their concerns.

The highway police finally phoned to break the heartbreaking news that Katelyn had been involved in a major vehicle accident, ending the long wait.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol reports that Katelyn Ray’s vehicle struck the back of the school bus with great force during the collision.

When Katelyn failed to arrive at her sister’s workplace by 7:30 a.m., the family’s concerns increased because of the sequence of events. Courtney Pettit, the victim’s sister, expressed her increasing concern and questioned Katelyn’s whereabouts at those pivotal moments.

Unsure of what to do, Courtney Pettit took to social media and posted a heartfelt message on Facebook, pleading for any information on her sister who had vanished.

While they searched frantically for their loved one, the family received the horrifying news of the accident on the Panola County roadways.

Stephanie Pettit, Katelyn’s aunt, expressed how depressed the family was and how difficult it was to picture what had transpired before the disaster.

Katelyn was a happy and outgoing person, shown in her GED studies at the WIN Job Center. She was also pleased to be an aunt.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is in charge of the collision investigation, and the community of Panola County is still grieving the loss of a young life.

Katelyn Ray, who had only obtained her driver’s license two months prior to the horrific tragedy, left a close-knit community.