At least 2 students killed, several injured in West Tennessee school bus crash
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At least two students were killed and at least seven others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus in West Tennessee on Friday.
The crash occurred on Highway 70 in Carroll County and involved a state Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and a school bus, Tennessee Highway Patrol Maj. Travis Plotzer said at a news conference Friday.
Plotzer called the incident “a parent’s worst nightmare.”
Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, but said it appears that the transportation department’s dump truck did not contribute to the incident.
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A school bus carrying students in West Tennessee was involved in a fatal crash that left several people dead, authorities said. (WZTV)
Officials said there were 25 students and 5 adults on the bus.
The bus transported students and staff from Kenwood Middle School to Jackson, Tennessee, for a field trip, the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System said in a statement. The district added that all families of those on the bus have been contacted.
“Our hearts go out to our Kenwood community, our students, staff, faculty, friends and neighbors. Please join us in praying for everyone involved,” the school system said.
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A school bus carrying students on a field trip was involved in a fatal crash in West Tennessee, authorities said. (Tennessee Highway Patrol)
At least seven more people were taken to hospitals in Tennessee, officials said. The extent of his injuries was not immediately known.
A Vanderbilt Health spokeswoman told The Associated Press that the four men were at Monroe Carell Jr.’s hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville. He said they were transported to Children’s Hospital and their condition was stable.
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At least two students were killed and several others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus in West Tennessee, authorities said. (American Association of State Troopers)
The other 19 people were taken to Carroll County Baptist Memorial Hospital, evaluated and later released, a spokesman for the facility said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
