“Be careful, hold on! »: the moving stories of the fatal bus accident in Ain
A coach linking Lyon to Bourg-en-Bresse hit a tree in Lent, killing two passengers.
Quick Look
- A coach carrying 49 passengers left the road in Lent, in Ain, this Friday morning.
- The report shows two deaths, a 7-year-old child and an 18-year-old young man, as well as sixteen injured, including three in critical condition.
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Why It Matters
The bus provided the regional connection between Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse. The accident occurred on the D22 departmental road at the exit of the village of Lent.
Above the Dombes plateau and its thousand ponds, the usual fog dissipated to reveal the horror this Friday morning. Two young passengers on the regional bus line linking Lyon to Bourg-en-Bresse died after leaving the road.
The vehicle, with 49 passengers on board, crashed into a tree, along a straight line of the D22 at the northern exit of the village of Lent, in the Ain department. A 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old young man died. The carcass of the bus with its shattered windows gives an idea of the violence of the impact.
“He was lying in the ditch, he crossed the road and hit a tree,” explains the mayor, Yves Cristin. The bodywork was torn off along the entire driver's side. Sixteen people were injured. Three were still between life and death in the middle of the afternoon. They were transferred by several helicopters to hospitals in Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse for treatment.
Open Questions
- What is the precise cause of the exit from the road?
- What is the current state of health of the seriously injured?
