At least two people killed after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France
Le Monde in English's headline. Reported by Le Monde in English, IOL, Sky News.
What the sources say, in brief
According to Sky News, two people died after a bus carrying schoolchildren crashed in eastern France, with French authorities saying one child and a young adult were killed. Le Monde in English reported that at least two people were killed after the bus veered off the road and hit a tree on Friday morning. French Transportation Minister Philippe Tabarot was travelling to the scene, Le Monde said. The sources agree on the location and the death toll of at least two.
Key points
- Sky News reported that one child and a young adult were killed in the crash in eastern France.
- Sky News cited French authorities as the source of the two-death account.
- Le Monde in English reported that the bus carrying schoolchildren veered off the road and crashed into a tree.
- Le Monde in English said the crash happened on Friday morning in eastern France.
- Le Monde in English reported that Transportation Minister Philippe Tabarot was travelling to the scene.
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At least two people killed after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France. According to Sky News, two people died after a bus carrying schoolchildren crashed in eastern France, with French authorities saying one child and a young adult were killed. Le Monde in English reported that at least two people were killed after the bus veered off the road and hit a tree on Friday morning. French Transportation Minister Philippe Tabarot was travelling to the scene, Le Monde said. The sources agree on the location and the death toll of at least two. Covered by 3 publications. Le Monde in English: At least two people killed after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France. IOL: Bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France, killing two. Sky News: Two dead after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France, officials say.
Who is covering it
- Le Monde in English France At least two people killed after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France French Transportation Minister Philippe Tabarot was traveling to the scene after a bus carrying schoolchildren veered off the road and crashed into a tree in eastern France on Friday morning. 3 h ago · Tier 2
- IOL South Africa Bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France, killing two A minor and an 18-year-old were killed and 16 others injured when a bus carrying schoolchildren veered off the road and crashed into a tree in eastern France on Friday, officials said. 54 min ago · Tier 3
- Sky News United Kingdom Two dead after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France, officials say One child and a young adult have been killed after a bus crashed in eastern France, French authorities said. 9 h ago · Tier 3
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