The southwest suburb of Manhattan is mourning the loss of two junior high school students, one of whom died after being struck by a semi truck at a busy intersection, with the village calling the deaths "tragic" and officials pressing for traffic changes .

One of the students, a 13-year-old boy, was riding a bicycle about 5:35 p.m. Monday evening when he was hit by a semi truck at State and East North. When Manhattan police and firefighters arrived, they found the boy unresponsive underneath the semi trailer, according to a release.

An investigation remains underway.

"Our children deserve safe streets, protected crossings, and a town where they can move freely without fear," Manhattan Mayor Mike Adrieansen said in a message posted to Facebook Tuesday morning. "I know many resident

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