What we know
What we know: Bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in eastern France, killing 2 and injuring 16
Compiled Nov 6
What we know
- A bus carrying children to school crashed Friday morning in eastern France
- A 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy were killed
- Sixteen people were injured, three seriously
- The bus was operated by the regional authority and was transporting about 15 students and other passengers
- The bus veered off the road, struck trees and landed in a ditch
- The crash occurred in a rural area northeast of Lyon
What we don’t know yet
- Why the bus veered off the road is not understood, according to the Lent mayor
Open questions
- What caused the bus to veer off the road?
- What were the identities and conditions of the three seriously injured passengers?
- Will any investigation be launched into the crash?
- Were there mechanical or driver-related factors involved?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.