Two dead after bus crashes in France, officials say

BBC News · James Gregory · 2026-11-06 09:32 UTC

One child and one young adult were killed in the crash, local authorities say, with more injured.

One child and one young adult have died after a bus crashed in eastern France, local authorities have said.

The bus was travelling between Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse when it crashed at around 07:00 local time on Friday in the town of Lent, around 34 miles (55km) from the border with Switzerland.

The town's mayor Yves Cristin told French media the bus "left the road and hit a tree in the ditch".

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