2 students dead after middle school bus crashes in Tennessee

Two students were killed and others were injured after a middle school bus taking them on a field trip crashed in Tennessee on Friday, officials said

Two students were killed and others were injured after a middle school bus taking them on a field trip crashed in Tennessee on Friday, officials said.

The midday crash on Highway 70 in Carroll County involved the bus, a state dump truck and a passenger vehicle, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.

“We are heartbroken over the loss of life,” Gov. Bill Lee said, adding that he asked that all Tennesseans pray for those involved and their families.

Multiple students were airlifted to trauma centers in Memphis and Nashville, the highway patrol said.

Seven helicopters were used to transport patients, said Andrew Hoard, the director of Baptist Ambulance in west Tennessee.