Published on 01/12/2024 23:36
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Pyrénées-Orientales: at least two people died in a bus accident
Pyrénées-Orientales: at least two people died in a bus accident
(franceinfo)
A bus accident in the Pyrénées-Orientales left at least two dead and seven injured in an absolute emergency. Eight other injured people are in relative emergency.
The first images of the accident show a bus embedded in the cliff. Part of the vehicle is crushed, a sign of a violent impact. Another image shows victims wrapped in survival blankets. While the firefighters provided first aid, France Télévisions journalists were able to reach them by telephone: “The SDIS was contacted at 5 p.m. for an accident involving a Spanish coach on national road 320 in Porté-Puymorens. It is a steep road with many mountains. 120 firefighters were mobilized”explains a rescuer.
The accident occurred on a mountain road in the Pyrénées-Orientales near the town of Porté-Puymorens. The bus was carrying 47 people, including the driver. According to initial information, the vehicle hit the cliff, but the exact circumstances of the accident are not yet known.
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