Fatal School Bus Collision on Tennessee Highway

Two Sunnyview Primary School students and a teacher’s aide were killed Tuesday afternoon when a Knox County school bus unaccountably veered across the median of Asheville Highway and struck a second bus loaded with children from a neighboring school. Authorities continue to investigate what caused the fatal crash, which also sent 27 others, including students from Sunnyview Primary and Chilhowee Intermediate schools, to area hospitals.
“This is an unspeakable tragedy,” Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre said.