2 members of Tennessee college cycling team killed in highway collision, officials say

Two members of the Milligan University cycling team were killed, and several more were injured, in a collision with a vehicle on a rural highway in eastern Tennessee on Wednesday morning, state officials and the school confirmed. A driver has been arrested. In a news conference Wednesday night, Milligan University President Dr. Stephen Waers said 11 cyclists were on a training ride when the crash occurred at about 8 a.m. local time. Waers said two cyclists were killed and seven others were hospitalized.