An eight-year-old elementary school student died in Texas after getting their coat stuck in a car door as they got out to start the school day, said officials.Serenity Campos was fatally wounded after being struck by the vehicle as she was being dropped off at the Gateway Elementary School in Borger in Hutchinson County at around 8 a.

The Gateway Elementary second grader was killed by a vehicle after her coat got stuck in the car door at morning drop off.

New details have been released regarding the death of 8-year-old Serenity Campos, a Texas student who was killed while being dropped off at school last week.

A Texas second grader died Friday following a "tragic accident" at a school drop-off area, police said. According to the Borger Police Department, first responders were called to Gateway Elementary around 8 a.m. after a student's coat got caught in a car door as they got out of the vehicle.

"Our hearts go out to all those affected by this horrible accident as they navigate this devastating loss," the Borger Police Department said.

An eight-year-old girl, since identified as Serenity Campos, was exiting a vehicle at Gateway Elementary’s designated student drop-off area Last Friday when, unbeknownst to the driver, her coat became caught in the car door.

School at Gateway Elementary released early for the day, and police said "our hearts go out to all those affected by this horrible accident."

Serenity Campos exited the vehicle in the designated student drop-off area at Gateway Elementary when her coat became caught in the car door.