Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – An interurban bus left the road and crashed into a tree in a ditch this morning around 7:00 a.m. in the French municipality of Lent, in the Ain department. Two people are in cardiac arrest and their condition is described as very serious, according to Bfmtv. Dozens of others are injured.
Lent Mayor Yves Cristin reported the incident to AFP. Seventy people were involved in the accident, he later announced in a press release.
A massive rescue operation has been mobilized. Prefect Louis-Xavier Thirode and Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot will be on site.
"The departmental operations center has been activated, which will coordinate the efforts of all those involved in managing the crisis," the prefecture adds. Two helicopters have been mobilized, the municipal emergency plan has been activated, and the neighboring municipality is taking care of welcoming the families, explains Yves Cristin.
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