# ‘Several victims’ after school bus crashes in France, officials say

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/several-victims-after-school-bus-crashes-in-france-officials-say/
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:16:54+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmly00l4p3lwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- A child and a young adult died in the crash.
- Three people are critically injured and 13 have minor injuries.
- The bus carrying around 70 people struck a tree near Lent.

## Summary

Two people, a child and a young adult, have died after a bus carrying students crashed in eastern France on Friday morning. Three people are in a critical condition and 13 have minor injuries, according to the Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor’s office.

The bus was carrying around 70 people when it left the road and hit a tree in a ditch near Lent, about 55km north-east of Lyon. The crash happened at around 07:00 local time; emergency services attended and a helicopter took seriously injured people to a specialist hospital.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: ‘Several victims’ after school bus crashes in France, officials say](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmly00l4p3lwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [GB News: 'Several killed' after school bus plunges into ditch and hits tree in France](https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/france-school-bus-crash-victims-hits-tree)

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