NEW YORK, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Two students were killed in a school bus crash on Friday in Tennessee, local media reported.

A school bus carrying 25 students and five adult staff from the Kenwood Middle School was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Carroll County, the WZTV television station in Nashville reported.

During a media briefing, authorities said the crash involved a state Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and the school bus.

Seven helicopters were dispatched to evacuate the victims, who were taken by ambulance and helicopter to hospitals in Memphis, Nashville and other medical centers along the route, local news outlet Clarksville Now reported.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is undertaking an investigation to determine the cause of the crash. ■