MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two children were rushed to the hospital in critical condition, and another child and bus driver injured Wednesday morning after a school bus was involved in a crash near Memphis International Airport, according to Memphis Police.
MPD said their officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at Shelby Drive and Tchulahoma Road. MPD said two children were taken to hospitals in critical condition, one to Regional One Hospital and the other to LeBonheur Children's Hospital. Officers said on scene those two minors were onboard an SUV that lost control and crashed into the bus.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools also said the bus driver and one student on the bus were also taken to hospitals in non-critical condition.
A teen who said he was on the bus at the time of the crash told ABC24 the bus was carrying students from Oakhaven Middle School and Oakhaven High School.
"On Wednesday morning, an SUV hit the front of a First Student school bus. Out of an abundance of caution, the bus driver and one student on the bus were transported to the hospital in non-critical condition. We encourage drivers to slow down and remain alert on the roads for the safety of our children and entire community," said MSCS in a statement.