School bus crash in Tennessee kills 2

The bus was taking students from Kenwood Middle School in Clarksville to an event in Jackson, Tennessee.
March 30, 2026

Highlights

  • Two students died and at least seven others were injured
  • The crash involved a school bus, a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck, and a Chevrolet Trailblazer.
  • 25 students and five adults were on the bus traveling to Jackson, Tennessee.
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A school bus crash in west Tennessee on Friday killed two students and injured at least seven other people.

The Associated Press reports that the crash involved a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and a bus carrying students and employees from Kenwood Middle School in Clarksville.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Maor Travis Plotzer said there were 25 students and five adults on the bus traveling on a field trip to Jackson, Tennessee.

The cause of the crash was under investigation. At least seven other people were taken by air ambulance to hospitals in Tennessee.

Four people were taken to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville and were in stable condition Friday.

Another 19 people were taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County, a spokesperson said. All were evaluated and released, she said.

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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