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The Haverhill Tragedy: Justice for a Life Cut Short on Portland Street A kitchen table in Haverhill today is the site of a grief no parent should ever know. When a 12-year-old child loses her life in a collision between a motorized scooter and a school bus, the community is left with questions that grieving families are often too exhausted to ask. At the intersection of Portland Street and 5th Avenue, a normal Thursday afternoon transport window turned into a scene of structural failure and a life cut short. We know that right now, your focus is on the impossible weight of loss and the recovery of the surviving child. But while the neighborhood mourns, the institutions involved—the school district, the bus carrier, and their insurance lawyers—are already moving. They are opening files, setting financial reserves, and looking for ways to limit their exposure. We represent families in wrongful death claims because we believe that accountability is the only way to prevent the next tragedy. In Massachusetts, school bus accidents involving micro-mobility users like scooter riders are legally complex. The outcome depends on identifying the correct defendants and moving before the evidence is erased. The Search for Answers: Who Is…