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Bus whose passengers included kids crashes in France, leaving 2 dead and 16 injured

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 6). Bus whose passengers included kids crashes in France, leaving 2 dead and 16 injured. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/bus-passengers-included-school-kids-crashes-france-leaving-137904168

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A bus carrying students to schools crashed near Lent, France, killing one minor and one young adult while injuring 16 others, including three seriously. The accident occurred on Friday morning in eastern France’s Ain region north-east of Lyon. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot is heading to the site, where emergency services are present. Education Minister Édouard Geffray expressed condolences for the victims' families and acknowledged the distressing impact of such incidents on students and their community.
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France French Lent PARIS Transport

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France GPE · 4× Lent GPE · 2× PARIS GPE · 2× BFM TV ORG · 1× Education ORG · 1× French NORP · 1× Lyon GPE · 1× Philippe Tabarot PERSON · 1× Transport ORG · 1× Édouard Geffray PERSON · 1×

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My thoughts, and those of the government and the entire education community, are with the families,” Education Minister Édouard Geffray told reporters on the sidelines of a visit to a high school in the Paris region.
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Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

Bus whose passengers included kids crashes in France, leaving 2 dead and 16 injured A bus crash in eastern France has killed one minor and one young adult PARIS -- asserted
crash → include → minor
An intercity bus whose passengers included kids on their way to school crashed on Friday morning in eastern France, killing one minor and one young adult, French authorities said. asserted
authorities → include → minor
The Prefecture in the Ain region said one minor and one young adult were killed, while 16 people were injured, including three seriously. asserted
people → say → three
Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on X that he was heading to the site following “a serious bus accident” near the small town of Lent, in a rural area north-east of Lyon. asserted
he → say → Lyon
“An accident involving an intercity bus occurred near Lent, France, with multiple casualties reported,” the prefecture said in a statement. asserted
prefecture → involve → statement
Emergency services and law enforcement officers have been deployed to the scene, it said. asserted
it → deploy → scene
News broadcaster BFM TV reported that the passengers included children traveling to middle and high schools in the area. asserted
passengers → report → area
A photo from the scene showed the bus had veered off the road and landed in a ditch. asserted
bus → show → ditch
My thoughts, and those of the government and the entire education community, are with the families,” Education Minister Édouard Geffray told reporters on the sidelines of a visit to a high school in the Paris region. asserted
Geffray → tell → region
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