A bus accident causes “several victims” in Ain, announces the prefecture
An interurban transport bus left the road and hit a tree in Lent, causing numerous injuries, including two who suffered cardiovascular arrest.
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- An interurban transport bus left the road and hit a tree in Lent in Ain, causing numerous injuries, including two who suffered cardiovascular arrest.
- The prefect activated the departmental operational center.
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Why It Matters
An interurban transport bus left the road and hit a tree in the Lent sector, in Ain.
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 cardiac 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. She also asks the population to “avoid the area.”
“The prefect activated the departmental operational center in order to coordinate the action of the various crisis management actors,” state services specified. “The emergency services and the police are mobilized on site. The mayors are also providing assistance to the rescue operation.” The Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, also announced on X that he would go there.
Open Questions
- What is the precise toll of the victims?
- What are the exact causes of the accident?
