Fatal accident in Ain: the driver indicted for “involuntary manslaughter”, announces the prosecution

While two people, a 7-year-old girl and a young adult, died in a bus accident, which occurred on Friday, in the Lent sector (Ain), the bus driver was indicted on Sunday, November 8, for "homicide and involuntary injuries", announced the Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor's office.

The driver, aged 26, with no criminal record, declared that he had “dozed off” at the wheel. “The person concerned, interviewed again by investigators from the Lyon research section, confirmed his initial statements, namely that he had taken duty very early in the morning, had felt tired and had fallen asleep before the shock,” said the prosecution on Sunday. “In the current state of the investigation, the initial qualifications of homicide and road injuries are not accepted, given the absence of aggravating circumstances,” according to the same source.

The man was placed under judicial supervision, “with, in particular, a driving ban and an obligation of care”.