CLEVELAND, Tenn.
3 hurt in bus, SUV crash
The driver whose Ford Explorer crashed into a small school bus on U.S. Highway 11 in Bradley County on Wednesday was in critical condition at Erlanger, authorities said.
The crash happened just before 7 a.m. when the Explorer crossed the center line on north Lee Highway and the bus struck it in the side, said Gary Austin, director of pupil services for Bradley County Schools. Both lanes of the highway were blocked until about 10 a.m., Bradley Sheriff’s Office spokesman Bob Gault said.
The Explorer’s driver was thrown from the vehicle and was in critical condition, Gault said. He was taken to Erlanger hospital by ambulance.
The bus driver and the lone student in the bus were treated at SkyRidge Medical Center in Cleveland after the early morning crash,