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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say 12 students have been injured, including some severe injuries, when a school bus crashed in Washington County.
The Johnson City Press reports that
emergency dispatchers said that five ambulances and three helicopters
were sent to the scene where the crash happened around 3 p.m. on
Thursday.
Washington County Sheriff's Office
spokeswoman Leighta Laitinen said there were 67 students on the bus when
it rolled over. She said 12 were taken to two hospitals with various
injuries, but there were no fatalities.
Laitinen said authorities including the
Tennessee Highway Patrol were still investigating the cause of the
crash. No other vehicles were apparently involved.
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2012 By The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Thursday, September 20 2012, 05:41 PM CDT
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LOUISVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Blount (blunt) County sheriff's office says preliminary results of autopsies on the bodies of a couple found dead in their home in Louisville (LEW'-ihs-vil) show their deaths are consistent with murder-suicide.
Marian O'Briant said in an email that it appears 54-year-old Steven Adkins shot 53-year-old Rebecca Adkins, then shot himself.
O'Briant said a family member found the bodies Sunday night. It wasn't clear how long they had been dead.
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