{"id":864218,"date":"2026-08-19T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/864218\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:52:09","slug":"2-members-of-tennessee-college-cycling-team-killed-in-highway-collision-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/864218\/","title":{"rendered":"2 members of Tennessee college cycling team killed in highway collision, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two members of the Milligan University cycling team were killed, and several more injured, in a collision with a vehicle on a rural highway in eastern Tennessee on Wednesday morning, both state officials and the school confirmed. <\/p>\n

In a video message<\/a>, Milligan University President Dr. Stephen Waers said that 11 cyclists were on a training ride when the crash occurred at about 8 a.m. local time. <\/p>\n

In a separate statement, Milligan University, a small Christian college located in Elizabethton, Tennessee, said the crash occurred in the community of Hampton, about 10 miles east of the campus. <\/p>\n

In a social media post<\/a>, Tennessee Highway Patrol said it took place on a rural highway. <\/p>\n

Waers said that two cyclists were killed and the nine others were hospitalized. Seven are still receiving treatment, while two were treated and released, Waers disclosed.<\/p>\n

The school identified the two deceased victims as sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers. Highway patrol reported several patients were airlifted by helicopters to area hospitals. <\/p>\n

The number of people in the involved vehicle and their conditions were not immediately disclosed. The circumstances of the crash were unclear.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A highway patrol source told CBS News that the crash occurred in a mountainous area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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