2 injured in Wednesday school bus crash

Nov 04, 2020 at 09:17 am by Lisa Marchesoni


One Rutherford County Schools student and one driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a school bus crash Wednesday on U.S. Highway 41/70 (John Bragg Highway), Rutherford County authorities said.

Emergency Medical Services paramedics evaluated the four students on the bus and transported three patients, one 16-year-old student for minor injuries and the driver of the car and passenger to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital.

Rutherford County Schools spokesman James Evans said one student was taken by a parent to Saint Thomas Rutherford for treatment.

Rutherford County Sheriff's Sgt. Derek Oeser said four students were on the bus when the three-vehicle crash occurred near Pilot Knob Road.

“The bus driver is OK and the driver of the pickup truck was shaken up,” Oeser said.

Deputies are still investigating the cause of the crash.

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