Two Children and One Adult Killed in School Bus Crash
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iStock/Thinkstock(EAST KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — Two children and one adult died when two school buses crashed Tuesday afternoon in East Knoxville, Tennessee, authorities said.
The names and ages of the victims have not been released, but law enforcement officials confirmed that the adult was an aide on the bus.
“This is an unspeakable tragedy,” Knox County Schools superintendent Jim McIntyre said at a press conference, calling the incident “just a terrible accident.”
At least 20 other children were injured, Knox County school officials said.
The injured students were taken to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ryan Redman said that all of the injuries were non-life-threatening.
All of the injured children have reunited with their parents, but hospital officials say it is too soon to tell if any will have to stay overnight.
School officials confirmed to ABC News that one of the buses was carrying children from Chilhowee Intermediate School and that the other served Sunnyview Primary School.
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