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Doubs Department: Two Lightly Injured in School Bus and Car Collision

Two people sustained minor injuries on Monday when a car collided with a school bus carrying 42 children in the town of Saules, in France's Doubs department.

Doubs Department: Two Lightly Injured in School Bus and Car Collision
⚡ In brief
  • Two people sustained minor injuries following a collision between a car and a school bus in Saules, Doubs department.
  • The bus was carrying 42 children aged 10 to 13, all of whom were safely returned to their families.
  • The National Gendarmerie opened an investigation to determine how the car veered off course and struck the bus.

French National Gendarmerie sources reported two minor injuries on Monday following a collision between a passenger car and a school bus carrying 42 children in the town of Saules, located in the Doubs department.

The accident occurred shortly after 5:00 p.m. on a secondary road in the department. Gendarmerie services told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the passenger car veered off course at a bend and collided with the school bus, leaving a female driver and a 13-year-old boy lightly injured.

Care for Students and Security Investigation

Regarding the children on board the bus, aged between 10 and 13, authorities confirmed they were fully taken care of. Some were collected by their parents, while the remaining students were transported on a replacement bus arranged by the transit company to take them home to the neighboring town of Ornans.

Competent authorities have launched an investigation to establish the exact causes and circumstances surrounding the accident.

Source: Le Figaro

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