2 Students Die in Tennessee School Bus Crash with Dump Truck
A Carroll County accident claimed the lives of two students and injured over a dozen others on a March 27 field trip for eighth graders at Clarksville-Montgomery County.
The accident sparked some lawmakers to debate if seat belts on school buses would have prevented these fatalities.
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Last Friday, a Clarksville-Montgomery County school bus was involved in a multi-vehicle crash near Nashville while traveling to a field trip. Two students died on the scene; multiple other students and the driver were injured and airlifted to trauma centers in Memphis and Nashville, according to authorities.
The school bus collided with a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck. A Chevrolet Trailblazer was also involved in the accident. At the time of the crash, 24 students and four adults were on the bus.
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According to ABC News, on board were eighth grade students and educators from Kenwood Middle School headed to Jackson, Tennessee, for a weekend STEM competition.
Yesterday, the names of the students were released: Zoe Davis and Arianna Pearson. The driver of the school bus, a 2024 Blue Bird, was Sabrina R. Ducksworth.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are investigating the accident. "The NTSB investigation will examine school bus driver performance, student passenger occupant protection, and the oversight of school transportation operations," the agency said in a statement on Monday. A preliminary report should be available within a month, and the full investigation up to two years.
Following this news, Tennessee Sen. Mark Pody proposed legislation in the state to increase school bus safety, including the use of seat belts and lane keeping assist systems.
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