Accident of a school bus in Ain: two children died, the Minister of Transport expected on site
An interurban transport bus left the road and hit a tree in the ditch on Friday morning in Lent, causing several victims including two children who died.
Quick Look
- Two children died and many were injured after a school bus left the road and hit a tree in Lent, in Ain, Friday November 6.
- The Minister of Transport goes there.
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Why It Matters
An accident involving a school bus occurred on Friday November 6 in the town of Lent, in Ain.
Earlier, the mayor of the town of Lent (Ain), where the accident occurred in the morning, reported to AFP numerous injuries, including two people in cardio-respiratory arrest.
What you need to know
Two children died in the school bus accident which occurred in Ain on Friday November 6, a source close to the investigation told franceinfo. Earlier, the mayor of the town of Lent (Ain), where the accident occurred in the morning, reported to AFP numerous injuries, including two people in cardio-respiratory arrest. According to Yves Cristin, the bus “left the road and hit a tree in the ditch”. Follow our live stream.
The Minister of Transport goes there. Philippe Tabarot announced that he would immediately go to this town located south of Bourg-en-Bresse.
An important emergency device. “The prefect activated the departmental operational center in order to coordinate the action of the various crisis management actors,” state services specified. “The emergency services and the police are mobilized on site. The mayors are also providing assistance to the rescue operation.”
#ACCIDENT_DE_CAR According to Yves Cristin, the mayor of the town of Lent, where the accident took place, the bus "left the road and hit a tree in the ditch", around 7 a.m. on the D22, south of Bourg-en-Bresse. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot announced he was going to the scene of the accident.
#ACCIDENT_DE_CAR Two children died in the school bus accident which occurred in Ain, a source close to the investigation told franceinfo.
#ACCIDENT_DE_CAR Edouard Geffray announces to the press that students are among those injured in the accident of a school bus in the Lent sector, south of Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain). “For us, it is always a test,” declared Minister of National Education.
#ACCIDENT_DE_CAR The accident bus south of Bourg-en-Bresse this morning "left the road and hit a tree in the ditch", declares the mayor of Lent, Yves Cristin, reporting two people in cardiac arrest and numerous injuries. The prefecture has so far provided a less precise assessment, citing "several victims".
“Following the serious bus accident that occurred in Lent, I am going to the site,” announced on X Philippe Tabarot, the Minister of Transport.
#ACCIDENT_DE_CAR The accident concerns "a coach on an interurban transport line" and occurred near the town of Lent, details the Ain prefecture on X. “The emergency services and the police are mobilized on site,” adds the prefecture. “The population is asked to avoid the area.”
#ACCIDENT_DE_CAR A bus accident near Bourg-en-Bresse causes "several victims", announces the Ain prefecture, which does not specify whether they are injured or dead.
Open Questions
- What are the exact causes of the loss of control of the bus?
- What is the precise final toll of the injured?
