WSMV Channel 4 School bus hits utility pole on Bell Road

School bus hits utility pole on Bell Road

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NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -

A school bus hit a utility pole Monday morning on Bell Road, south of Elm Hill Pike, closing all eastbound lanes of traffic.

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The crash occurred around 6 a.m. about a mile east of Nolensville Road.  Westbound lanes are also partially blocked.

The utility pole went into the road, and a car hit it.

A bus monitor and the driver were the only people on board.  Both suffered minor injuries.   The driver who hit the pole was not hurt.

A sport-utility vehicle as crashed into a ditch when it swerved to avoid hitting the pole.

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