The Tennessee Highway Patrol is Investigating after a Student is Hit by a Car Waiting on School Bus

Posted on March 28, 2025

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating after a student in Sevier County is hit by a car while waiting for their school bus this morning. (Friday)

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on East Union Valley Road near Seymour. The student was not hit by a school bus, but a car that was trying to go around the bus.

The juvenile was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,.

Officials say the driver of the car has been charged and the bus was not moving at the time of the crash.

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