Bus accident near a ski resort in the south of France on Sunday claimed 2 lives and injured at least 14, local authorities said. TASR informs based on the report of the AP agency.
Seven people were hospitalized. On the bus at the time of the accident there were a total of 47 people, including the driver. According to the results of the preliminary investigation, the bus crashed into a mountain cliff, but the exact circumstances of the accident were not immediately known, local authorities said.
Crash of the bus into the cliff they also confirmed the photos published by the local fire department. They capture the damaged the right side of the bus pressed against the rock and the windshield of the vehicle broken. The accident took place near the Porte-Puymorens ski resort, which is located in the south of France in the Pyrenees, near France’s state borders with Spain and Andorra.
The rescue operation was attended by more than 120 people not only from France, but also from Spain and Andorra. Rescuers also called helicopters into action. The bus left from the Spanish village of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, located near Barcelona, the Catalan rescue service said on the X social platform.
