At least two children killed in bus crash in eastern France, authorities say
Officials said 2 people were killed and 16 injured as emergency crews and two helicopters responded to the crash.
- At least two people, including a minor and a young adult, were killed when an intercity bus crashed in eastern France on Friday morning, according to local authorities.
- The accident occurred near the village of Lent in the Ain region, northeast of Lyon, when the bus reportedly veered off the road and struck a tree.
- Sixteen people were injured in the crash, including three who were reported to be in critical condition, prompting an emergency response.
- The bus was carrying 43 passengers, including 15 minors travelling to school, when the accident occurred at around 7 a.m. local time.
- French authorities launched an investigation into the crash, while emergency teams, police officers and helicopters were deployed to assist victims and transport the injured to hospitals.
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According to the authorities, a total of 40 people are involved in the accident. The accident site is located a few kilometres from the Swiss border.
A total of 43 people, including 15 minors, were on board the bus when it veered off the road near the commune of Lent, local media reports
A minor and an adult died in an accident on the road between Lyon and the city of Bourg-en-Bresse, according to French prosecutors.
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DeiaTwo people, one of them a minor, died and 16 others were injured, three of them seriously, this Friday in a regional bus accident in eastern France, the authorities of the French department of Ain, which initially spoke of two deceased minors.
Among the passengers were also students.
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