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Bus crashes in eastern France, several victims, authorities say
Officials said 2 people were killed and 16 injured as emergency crews and two helicopters responded to the crash.
- On Friday morning, a bus crashed in Ain, eastern France near Switzerland, with Education Minister Edouard Geffray reporting "several victims."
- Local authorities reported the incident involved an intercity bus in the Lent area, though Geffray characterized it as a school bus.
- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot is traveling to the scene, while local mayors assist emergency services with the ongoing rescue operation.
- Authorities activated the departmental operations center, or COD, to coordinate the response, while the public was asked to avoid the area.
- Initial reports indicate about two fatalities, though these remain unconfirmed as authorities officially reported only "several victims.
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Two 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.
·Bilbao, Spain
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Among the passengers were also students.
·Vienna, Austria
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A school bus was involved in an accident near the village of Lenti.
·Helsinki, Finland
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One of the dead was a minor. At least 16 people were injured in the accident.
·Helsinki, Finland
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At least two killed, 16 injured in school bus accident in eastern France
A bus carrying school children crashed south of Bourg-en-Bresse in eastern France on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others. The vehicle was carrying 43 passengers in total.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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