Tennessee school bus crash leaves 2 middle school students dead, 7 injured on way to field trip
The crash left two students dead and seven more injured -Credit:Michael Stanton/clarksvillenow
(Michael Stanton/clarksvillenow)
Officials reported that two students died and at least seven others were injured on Friday in a deadly school bus crash in western Tennessee.
The crash involving a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and the school bus took place at about noon on Highway 70 in Carroll County, said Maj. Travis Plotzer, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Plotzer said details of the crash were still being sorted out, but it appeared that the transportation department dump truck did not contribute to the crash itself.
Plotzer said there were a total of 25 students and five adults on the bus. The school bus was carrying students and employees from Kenwood Middle School in Clarksville for a field trip to Jackson, Tennessee, the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System said in a statement. The cause of the crash was under investigation.
Plotzer announced the deaths of two students in the crash during a news conference. Officials said at least seven other people were taken by air ambulance to hospitals in Tennessee. The nature of their injures was not immediately disclosed.
Plotzer called the crash “a parent’s worst nightmare.”
Another 19 people were taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County -Credit:Getty Images
Four people were taken to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville and were in stable condition Friday, according to a Vanderbilt Health spokesperson.
Another 19 people were taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County, said Kim Alexander, a spokesperson for Baptist Memorial Health Care. All were evaluated and released, though it was unclear how many actually suffered injuries, she said.
School officials said they called the families of every person on the bus -Credit:Getty Images/iStockphoto
“This is a bad day in Montgomery County,” county Mayor Wes Golden said. “Prayer is absolutely needed right now,” he added.
“Please join me in prayer for the families and everyone impacted by this tragic event,” Montgomery County Commissioner David Shelton said. “May the Lord of all creation be with them, and may we all comfort those who need it.”
School officials said they called the families of every person on the bus.
Emergency teams are still at the site while investigators work to establish the cause of the crash. Officials confirmed that both the investigation and recovery operations are continuing.
Representatives from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School District confirmed the information provided during the news conference in a post.
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