Two students found dead during routine school trip –footage reveals what happened seconds before crash

“The people in the back just thought that this was just a minor crash. They were telling everybody, ‘Just be calm.’ They didn’t know how bad the front was, but I could see from where I was standing that people were slumped over. There was blood on the floor.”

One student, Wesley, stood out in the chaos. According to Xaviel, as soon as the boy made it out, he began helping others without hesitation.

Xaviel eventually found his own daughter and helped her to safety. She was later airlifted due to her injuries but is expected to recover.

Still, the trauma of what she witnessed will stay with her — she saw one of the classmates who didn’t survive.

Dashcam footage shows the bus veering across the double yellow lines before crashing head-on into the dump truck. Early reports indicate the truck was not at fault, though the investigation is still ongoing.

Remembering Zoe and Arianna
At least seven people were airlifted to hospitals, with several taken to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital in Nashville. Others were treated and released locally.

But not everyone made it.

Two eighth-grade girls — identified by the community as Zoe and Arianna — lost their lives in the crash.Continue reading…