NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a school bus has crashed on an interstate near Nashville, Tennessee, injuring 12 students, one seriously.

Metro Nashville Fire Department spokesman Brian Haas said the Chester County school bus crashed Friday morning on Interstate 65 northbound.

Haas says the critically injured student is 17, but he does not know the student’s gender.

Haas didn’t say how many students were on the bus, but said the average age of the passengers was 15. No other details were immediately available.

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