Dozens injured when Nashville school bus turns over
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Authorities say a school bus crashed and rolled over on an interstate off-ramp in Nashville, sending 23 students to the hospital, all of whom were expected to survive.
Metro Nashville Fire Department spokesman Brian Haas says the school bus from Chester County in western Tennessee crashed Friday morning as it left Interstate 65 northbound.
Haas says a 17-year-old student received the most serious injury, a broken collarbone. Two other students had arm injuries.
Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron says 43 students were on the bus, along with two chaperones and the driver. The bus was on its way to a convention of the Beta Club, an academic and community service organization, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville.
The children on scene who were uninjured could be seen forming a prayer circle as authorities investigated nearby, reportsCBS station WTVF in Nashville. Reports stated those children were taken to a safe place at the East Precinct of the Metro Nashville Police Department following the crash.
It appeared the students were wearing matching Beta Club shirts and were part of the Tennessee Senior Beta Club Convention scheduled for Friday through Sunday at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, WTV reportsl. The Tennessee Junior Beta Club Convention was also set to be held in the same location Sunday through Tuesday.
