School bus crashed in France: 2 dead, 16 injured

France's Ain Governorship announced that a school bus crashed near the town of Lent for an undetermined reason.

In the statement, it was stated that first aid teams and law enforcement officers were dispatched to the region and citizens were asked to stay away from the area where the accident occurred.

In the second statement made by the governorship, it was stated that 2 people died and 16 people were injured, 3 of them seriously, in the accident.

French Minister of Transport Philippe Tabarot stated in his post on the social media platform of the US-based company X that he set out to go to the scene after the accident that occurred in the town of Lent.

In his statement to the press, French Minister of Education Edouard Geffray pointed out that there were students on the bus in question and said, "It is very difficult for our students and children to become victims of such accidents." he said.

According to reports in the national media, Lent Mayor Yves Cristin announced that the bus went off the road and hit a tree.