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Kenwood Middle School Bus On Greenpower STEM Trip Crashes Into TDOT Truck, SUV; 2 Dead

27 March, 2026.USA.45 sources

Key Takeaways

Two Kenwood Middle School students killed, seven injured in Carroll County field-trip crash.
Crash involved a TDOT dump truck and a Chevrolet Trailblazer with the school bus.
Location: Highway 70 near Cedar Grove, Carroll County, around noon Friday.

New development: STEM field-trip context

The Kenwood Middle School bus was transporting students and staff to Jackson for a field trip.

“2 students on school bus killed in crash during field trip in Tennessee: Authorities Three vehicles, including the bus, were involved in the crash, authorities said”

ABC News

The trip was connected to the Greenpower USA Toyota Hub City Grand Prix in Jackson, Tennessee.

ABC News

There were about 24 students and four teachers aboard.

Clarksville-Montgomery County School System confirmed the field-trip context.

The Greenpower framing explains the heavy emergency response and reunification steps that followed.

Casualties and vehicle roles

Two students on the bus were pronounced dead at the scene.

There were 25 students and five adults on the bus.

AOL

At least seven others were injured and transported by air to hospitals in Tennessee.

The bus was carrying Kenwood Middle School students and staff on a field trip to Jackson.

Ongoing investigation and contributor assessment

The cause of the crash was under investigation.

“2 students dead and at least 7 others injured in Tennessee school bus crash 2 students dead and at least 7 others injured in Tennessee school bus crash HUNTINGDON, Tenn”

Associated Press

The TDOT dump truck did not contribute to the crash, according to early assessments.

Investigators are actively gathering facts and awaiting a full determination of fault.

Media reports consistently describe three vehicles involved: the Kenwood Middle School bus, the TDOT dump truck, and a Chevrolet Trailblazer.

Emergency response and reunification

Nine helicopters were reportedly sent to the scene to transport patients to hospitals across West and Middle Tennessee.

Several patients were treated at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, with others evaluated and released at Baptist Memorial Hospital‑Carroll County.

Clarksville Now

Families were directed to a reunification point at First Baptist Church in Huntingdon as part of the district’s response plan.

Governor Bill Lee and local leaders publicly expressed prayers and support for the Kenwood Middle School community.

Policy implications and context

Public officials elevated prayers and support for Kenwood Middle School families and first responders.

“At least two students were killed and at least seven other people were injured Friday after a school bus was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in West Tennessee”