2 members of Tennessee college cycling team killed in highway collision
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 Wednesday morning.
August 19, 2026 / 5:08 PM EDT / CBS News
In a video message , 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.
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.
In a social media post, the Tennessee State Patrol said it took place on a rural highway.
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.