Lucrezia Ciotti A serious accident occurred in France , where an interurban bus left the road and crashed into a tree in a ditch. The crash, which occurred on the morning of November 6th in Lent, involved approximately 70 people.
A bus leaves the road and crashes into a tree: Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot is on the scene.
Immediately after the accident, a large-scale emergency operation was launched , involving numerous teams of firefighters, medical personnel, and law enforcement. Two helicopters were also dispatched to manage the situation , while local authorities activated the municipal safeguard plan. The Prefect of Ain, Louis-Xavier Thirode, also ordered the opening of the departmental operations center, a structure that allows for the coordination of the interventions and the various administrations involved.
«The departmental operations center has been activated, which allows for the coordination of the actions of all the subjects involved in crisis management.", the prefecture communicated.
Mayor Yves Cristin explained that the neighboring municipality is taking care of welcoming the families of those involved, while the prefect and the French Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, announced their arrival at the scene of the accident.
Meanwhile, residents have been advised not to approach the affected area, where diversions have been arranged to facilitate rescue operations. The cause of the driver's loss of control remains unclear.
A bus leaves the road and crashes into a tree, leaving two people in cardiac arrest.
Serious road accident on the morning of Friday, November 6 to Lent, in the French department of Ain, where a bus numbers of interurban line is ended up off the road, ending up in a ditch after violently hitting a tree. The accident occurred around 7:30 am along the D22 departmental road, south of Bourg-en-Bresse, while the vehicle was headed toward the city. About 70 people were on board, including several students and children.
The initial findings are particularly worrying : according to what the mayor of Lent, Yves Cristin, reported to Agence France-Presse , two people are in cardiac arrest , while several others have suffered injuries . The conditions of the two passengers are considered very serious, according to initial information released by Bfmtv.