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Two students left in a critical condition after school bus crash in Nashville
Bus carrying 43 students flipped on an interstate off-ramp on Friday
Twenty-three students were injured and taken to hospital for treatment
Nashville Fire Department said it was declared a mass casualty incident

Published: 16:37 EST, 18 November 2016 | Updated: 08:58 EST, 19 November 2016

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A school bus crash in Tennessee has left 23 students in hospital and two in a critical condition after it crashed and rolled on an interstate off-ramp.

The bus, which was carrying 43 students, crashed as it left Nashville's Interstate 65 northbound on Friday at 10.45 a.m when the driver lost control.

Among those injured was a 17-year-old with a broken collarbone and two other students suffered arm injuries.

Two of those who were injured were in a serious but stable condition in hospital, according to the Metro Nashville Fire Department.

Twenty-three students were hospitalized after a Tennessee school bus crashed and rolled over on Nashville's Interstate 65 off-ramp on Friday morning

Two of those who were injured were in a serious but stable condition in hospital

Twenty three students were rushed to hospital in ambulances, while a further 20 were taken by bus as a precaution.

'A fast, coordinated response to a school bus crash today likely saved lives,' Brian Haas of the fire department said.

'Our team immediately declared it a mass casualty incident, alerting local hospitals that they could have a flood of patients.

'Two teens were critically injured in this crash, but fortunately none of the injuries appeared to have been life threatening. Both were on their way to the hospital within a few minutes of our arrival.'

The bus crashed and flipped as it left Nashville's Interstate 65 northbound on Friday at 10.45 a.m when the driver lost control

Among those injured was a 17-year-old with a broken collarbone and two other students suffered arm injuries

Twenty three students were taken to hospital via ambulance and a further 20 were taken by bus as a precaution

'Especially when children are involved in a crash, we err on the side of caution. We get them to the hospital, make sure everything is OK.'

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said 43 students were on the bus, along with two chaperones and the driver.

The bus was one of three headed from Chester County in western Tennessee to an academic and community service convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville at the time.

Aaron said the bus has been in service for a year. The driver told police she had trouble steering and felt wind on the bus when she drove off the interstate.