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Sharjah 24
7 days ago
- Sharjah 24
Bus carrying Ukrainian students overturns in France, killing 4
Detention of drivers Local prosecutors said later Friday that the two Ukrainian drivers had been detained on suspicion of manslaughter and "involuntary wounding." All four people who died were adults, and the bus was the only vehicle involved in the accident, local state official Emmanuel Aubry said. Details of the group The group included teenagers aged 15 to 17 travelling back to Ukraine after a school exchange trip, the Ukrainian embassy in France said. The accident was "very, very sudden," said Ukraine's ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko, after speaking with passengers. Support for families "We are in contact with the families of the victims. Some children have managed to reach their parents," said the embassy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on social media that three of the four killed were Ukrainian citizens. "Two more people are in critical condition, and French doctors are fighting for their lives," he added, thanking the French authorities for their help for the victims. Injuries and response French Labour Minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet told reporters that 18 other passengers had sustained minor injuries when the bus overturned on the motorway outside the town of Degre, in the Sarthe region, 230 kilometers (140 miles) southwest of Paris. Prime Minister's statement French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he was "thinking of the victims of the terrible bus accident that occurred in Sarthe." "We will do whatever is necessary to shed light on the circumstances of this accident," he added.
The Sun
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Bus carrying Ukrainian students overturns in France, killing 4
RENNES: Four people were killed and nine others seriously injured in a motorway accident Friday in western France involving a bus carrying a group of Ukrainian students, authorities said. Local prosecutors said later Friday that the two Ukrainian drivers had been detained on suspicion of manslaughter and "involuntary wounding". All four people who died were adults and the bus was the only vehicle involved in the accident, local state official Emmanuel Aubry said. The group included teenagers aged 15 to 17 travelling back to Ukraine after a school exchange trip, the Ukrainian embassy in France said. The accident was "very, very sudden", said Ukraine's ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko, after speaking with passengers. "We are in contact with the families of the victims. Some children have managed to reach their parents," said the embassy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post that three of the four killed were Ukrainian citizens. "Two more people are in critical condition, and French doctors are fighting for their lives," he added, thanking the French authorities for their help for the victims. French Labour Minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet told reporters that 18 other passengers had sustained minor injuries when the bus overturned on the motorway outside the town of Degre, in the Sarthe region, 230 kilometres (140 miles) southwest of Paris. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he was "thinking of the victims of the terrible bus accident that occurred in Sarthe". "We will do whatever is necessary to shed light on the circumstances of this accident," he added.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Yahoo
Bus carrying Ukrainians caught in serious accident in France: 4 dead, 45 injured
A total of four people were killed and eleven seriously injured in an accident involving a bus carrying Ukrainian citizens in the French department of Sarthe on 13 June. Source: European Pravda with reference to BFMTV, a French news broadcast television Details: The bus carrying adults and teenagers from Ukraine flipped into a ditch on the A81 motorway at 11:58, near the town of Degré, between the Sillé-le-Guillaume and Le Mans-Nor interchanges. Early reports suggest that in addition to the four dead and 11 seriously injured, 34 people suffered minor injuries, BFMTV said. The motorway was closed in both directions after the accident to facilitate evacuation and rescue operations. A total of 87 firefighters from the SDIS (Departmental Fire and Rescue Service) and 49 fire engines arrived at the scene. No further information is available at this time on the details of the accident, the number of vehicles involved or the identity of the people affected. The prefect of the Sarthe department, Emmanuel Aubry, has taken charge of the rescue operations, and a departmental operational headquarters (COD) has been set up to coordinate the various services working at the scene. Aubry "calls for maximum vigilance in the area and not to interfere with the work of emergency services". The Ukrainian Embassy in France reported that Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to France Vadym Omelchenko and embassy staff immediately went to the scene. "We are in constant contact with the prefecture and local services to promptly assist those injured and clarify the circumstances," the embassy said in a Facebook post. Background: Four Ukrainian citizens were killed in a road accident in Austria in April. In mid-February, a Kyiv-Chișinău bus got into an accident, leaving 16 people injured. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
