LIVE Bus accident in Ain: Two dead and 16 injured, including three serious... An investigation into “road homicide”...

Published on 06/11/2026 at 11:13 a.m.

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11:10 a.m.

This is a regional bus line, the driver hospitalized

“The driver, hospitalized, has not yet been able to be heard at this stage,” specifies the Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor’s office, which speaks of three injuries in absolute emergency.

The vehicle, operated on a regional line, was traveling between Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse and transported 43 people including 15 minors, according to the prosecutor's office which opened an investigation into road homicide.

11:08 a.m.

Two young people dead and 16 injured, including three serious

The accident killed two young people, including a minor, and left 16 injured, including three seriously, according to a provisional report given by the Ain prefecture.

10:14 a.m.

On a departmental road, according to the mayor of Lent

The bus “left the road and hit a tree in the ditch,” the mayor of Lent, Yves Cristin, told AFP, reporting two people in cardiorespiratory arrest and numerous injuries.

The accident occurred around 7 a.m. on the D22 departmental road, according to the city councilor.

10:10 a.m.

A “school bus” according to the minister

“There was a school bus accident in Ain. I will go there immediately,” declared Philippe Tabarot, the Minister of Transport, at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, during the inauguration of the new TGV. But, for the moment, the prefecture is talking about an “interurban bus”.

10:08 a.m.

Hello, and welcome to this live

A terrible bus accident took place this Friday morning in the town of Lent, located south of Bourg-en-Bresse, in Ain. The prefecture reports “several victims”. The 20 Minutes editorial team is working to provide you with live information on this drama.

An accident involving an intercity bus occurred this Friday morning, around 7 a.m., south of Bourg-en-Bresse, in Ain. According to an initial report, it left two dead – a minor and a young adult – and 16 injured, including three serious.

The bus “left the road and hit a tree in the ditch,” said the mayor of the town of Lent, Yves Cristin, reporting two people in cardiorespiratory arrest and numerous injuries.

The vehicle, operated on a regional line, was traveling between Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse and transported 43 people including 15 minors, according to the prosecutor's office which opened an investigation into road homicide. The Minister of Transport Philippe Tabarot announced that he would go there.