Health · cyclists killed2 Milligan Cyclists Killed When Car Slams Into Team Training RideAired August 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00At least two Milligan University0:01cyclists were killed and several0:03teammates were injured when a car drove0:05into the team's training ride in0:06northern Tennessee on the morning of0:08August 19th with at least one rider0:10airlifted for emergency care. 11 riders0:12were riding together in a peloton when0:14the vehicle struck from behind. Two0:16sophomores were pronounced dead at the0:18scene and seven others were taken to the0:20hospital. The group was on highway 19 e0:22near Sinking Creek Road in Hampton in0:25Carter County when the collision0:26occurred. Emergency crews airlifted at0:28[music] least one rider from the scene.0:30The seven hospitalized riders were taken0:32to Johnson City Medical Center where0:34four remained in critical condition in0:36surgical intensive care and two were0:38listed as stable. The two riders killed0:40were sophomores Halen Engdahl of0:42Winthrop Harbor, Illinois and Brayden0:44Rogers of Huntsville, Alabama. An0:46affidavit alleges the driver failed to0:48see the cyclist ahead and left no0:49[music] sign of braking or swerving0:51before impact. Milligan, whose men's0:53team won the collegiate team time trial0:55national title in May, gathered families0:58and students for grief support. The0:59[music] conditions of the injured and1:01the next court date are still pending as1:02the investigation continues.1:05Like and follow for more stories that1:06matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗