A bus accident leaves two dead in Ain, including a minor, announces the Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor’s office

The accident took place in the Lent sector, south of Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain). A bus from an interurban transport line "left the road and hit a tree in the ditch", the mayor of the town Yves Cristin told AFP, reporting numerous injuries, including two people in cardio-respiratory arrest. In a press release published in the morning on Friday November 6, the Ain prefecture reported “several victims”, without detailing a precise toll at this stage. Later, state services clarified that the accident left “two dead, including a minor”.

The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on the D22 departmental road in the town of Lent and involved a bus from an interurban transport line, which left Lyon two hours earlier and was traveling towards Bourg-en-Bresse, according to the prefecture. The Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, also announced on X that he would go there.

An investigation opened for “road homicide”

The hospitalized driver has not yet been able to be heard at this stage, said the prosecution, which opened an investigation into road homicide, entrusted to the gendarmes.

In the morning, "the prefect activated the departmental operational center in order to coordinate the action of the various crisis management actors", specified the State services. “The emergency services and the police are mobilized on site. The mayors are also providing assistance to the rescue operation.”