A school bus carrying 23 students back to school crashed Tuesday morning near South 14th Street and Russell Street in East Nashville, leaving five Stratford Middle School students being treated for headaches at the scene. Metro Nashville Public Schools said none of the students required hospitalization.
According to an MNPS spokesperson cited by WSMV, the bus was involved in the crash as students were heading back to school Tuesday morning. The district said emergency medical personnel treated students at the scene for minor headaches, and district transportation and safety personnel also responded.
Five Students Checked at the Scene
Metro Nashville Public Schools said five Stratford Middle School students were treated for headaches following the crash. The district reported that no students needed to be taken to the hospital, and the station's report did not include further detail on what caused the crash or whether other vehicles were involved.
The Tuesday morning crash adds to a string of school bus incidents reported around Nashville this year. In September, a bus carrying 10 students headed to JFK Middle School was rear-ended near Arrogate Drive and Mt. View Road in Antioch shortly before 9 a.m., according to the same outlet's report. Metro Nashville Police said slick roads caused that crash and investigators did not believe either driver was impaired; two students reported minor injuries, and one was taken for further medical evaluation.
Other Recent Crashes Around the Region
A separate crash in August involved a Davidson Academy school bus on I-65 South between Vietnam Veterans Boulevard and Old Hickory Boulevard near mile marker 92, as reported by Local 12. That outlet reported 19 children were aboard and that one child and one adult were transported to a hospital with minor injuries, while WSMV, citing Metro Nashville Police, reported that 19 people were aboard and that one student and the bus driver were taken to the hospital. The cause of that crash remained under investigation, per WSMV's report.
Nashville-area school transportation has also seen more serious incidents this year. WSMV has reported that two Kenwood Middle School students were killed in a school bus crash in Carroll County in March. The available reporting does not tie these separate incidents to a single cause or establish a broader pattern across the district's bus fleet.
As of Tuesday, Metro Nashville Public Schools had not released additional details about what led to the East Nashville crash or whether any other vehicles were involved. District transportation and safety staff remained on the scene following the crash.
