A bus driver has been charged over the death of a 14-year-old boy who died after being struck outside his school in Sydney’s southwest.

Police say the 54-year-old woman has been charged after the bus she was driving hit and critically injured the teen at Cobbitty outside Macarthur Anglican School just before 3pm on Wednesday.

The boy was rushed to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition and died a short time later.

The bus driver was taken to Liverpool Hospital for mandatory testing and she was arrested on Wednesday night.

She was taken to Liverpool Police Station and charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, dangerous driving and negligent driving occasioning death.

She was refused bail to appear at Liverpool Local Court on Thursday.

Her driver’s licence was also suspended.

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