A Clarksville-Montgomery County School System school bus traveling on a field trip crashed on the final day of Spring Break, resulting in at least two student fatalities.
STN received initial information about the Tennessee crash Friday, but details were limited at this report. Law enforcement officers are on scene in Carroll County, where the crash took place around noon Eastern Time.
“First and foremost, our hearts are with the families impacted by this devastating loss,” the Tennessee Highway Patrol released in a statement.
Twenty-four students and five adults were on board the school bus at the time. Individuals were transported to the hospital, some via life-flight, while others were taken by ambulance. Two students were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol stated via a press conference that in a preliminary crash investigation, the school bus collided with a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck and a passenger vehicle.
Lap/shoulder seatbelts are believed to not have been installed on the school bus. Additional information on the nature of the crash remained unknown at this time.
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