An accident with a suburban bus in Lent, in the French department of Ain, resulted in the death of a seven-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy, in addition to 16 injured, three of whom were in serious condition.
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06/11/2026
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Ua seven-year-old girl and an 18-year-old are the fatal victims of a bus accident in France this Friday and of which 16 were injured, three of them in a serious state.
An accident with a suburban bus, in Lent, in the French department of Ain, made several victims on the morning of Friday.
The intercity bus, which took the route between Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse, carried 43 people, including 15 minors, according to the district attorney's office of Bourg-en-Bresse, who opened an investigation for possible murder in traffic.
It was also confirmed, however, according to the local mayor, that no “alcohol and narcotics vestiges” were found in the driver’s blood. This is one of the wounded and remains in the hospital.
Commander Sebti Khadimallah, spokesperson for Civil Protection, referred to the situation as a “tragic accident”.
According to a statement from the French Ministry of Transport, 102 firefighters, 58 vehicles and 50 police officers were deployed to the site, to which four helicopters and eight SMUR teams were also sent (Emergency Mobile Service and Resuscitation).
The French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, expressed in a message published on social networks his condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims, as well as to “all those affected by the tragedy”, thanking firefighters, medical teams and emergency services for their assistance work.