2 college cyclists killed and 7 injured in Tennessee car crash

In a tragic accident on Wednesday, a car struck a group of cyclists from Milligan University, a private Christian school, during a training ride in Hampton, Tennessee, approximately 11 miles from the campus. According to state officials, the collision resulted in the deaths of two students and seven others were injured. The Milligan University team, which recently won a national championship, had 11 cyclists out together at the time of the crash.

The 69-year-old driver, a man from North Carolina, has been arrested and faces charges of two counts of reckless vehicular homicide and five counts of aggravated assault by vehicle with recklessness. Milligan University President Stephen Waers released an emotional video message to the school community, urging students to support each other and pray for the injured. As of Wednesday evening, four students remained in critical condition, two were stable but still hospitalized, and one had been discharged from the hospital.