CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — Federal investigators on April 16 detailed a March 27 crash on U.S. Highway 70 near Cedar Grove that killed two students.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the collision happened around 11:35 a.m. between Cedar Grove and Huntingdon.
Investigators said a Clarksville-Montgomery County School System bus traveling westbound with a driver, four adult chaperones, and 24 Kenwood Middle School students crossed the centerline.
The bus sideswiped an eastbound Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck and then hit an eastbound SUV before leaving the roadway down an embankment, authorities said.
Two students on the bus were killed. The bus driver and multiple passengers were injured, with injuries ranging from minor to serious, according to the NTSB.
Authorities said the two people in the dump truck were seriously injured, while the occupants of the SUV were not hurt.
Weather was clear and the roadway was dry on the two-lane, 55 mph highway, investigators said.
The NTSB emphasized the findings are preliminary. The agency is investigating with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Investigators said they are reviewing driver performance, medical fitness, passenger safety, and school transportation oversight.