UPDATE: 2 students killed, several injured in Kenwood Middle School bus crash
Clarksville Now • • nation
Key Points:
- A school bus carrying 25 students and five adults from Kenwood Middle School collided with a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) dump truck and a Chevrolet Trailblazer in Carroll County, Tennessee, resulting in two student fatalities at the scene.
- At least seven people were injured; four children were hospitalized in stable condition at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital in Nashville, while 19 others were evaluated and released from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County.
- The bus driver is in critical condition at a Memphis hospital, and seven helicopters were used to evacuate victims to various hospitals across the region.
- Authorities indicated the TDOT truck likely was not at fault, and the investigation into the crash is ongoing; local officials and community leaders have expressed deep sorrow and called for prayers for victims, families, and first responders.
- The students were returning from a STEM-related field trip to Jackson for a GreenpowerUSA event, and families of all passengers on the bus have been contacted.
