Leah Churchill sprung into action once she received the news that her friend’s young daughter died Tuesday morning, less than a day after the girl was struck by a school bus in Las Vegas.

Haylee Ryan, 12, was hit by the bus while riding a bicycle near West Tropical Parkway, west of North Emerald Eagle Street, Churchill confirmed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a phone interview. As of Tuesday afternoon, Churchill’s GoFundMe digital fundraiser to benefit Ryan’s family had raised more than $13,000 of its stated $20,000 goal.

Churchill, a local nurse, said it was the least she could do for the girl’s mother, Meghan Ryan, whom she described as a longtime friend. According to Churchill, Haylee’s youngest brother had recently completed treatment for a brain tumor. She is raising funds now t

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