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France bus carrying school kids crashes, killing 2 and injuring 16

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Associated Press. (2026, November 6). France bus carrying school kids crashes, killing 2 and injuring 16. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/world-news/france-bus-carrying-school-kids-crashes-killing-2-and-injuring-16/

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On Friday morning, an intercity bus carrying students traveling to middle and high schools crashed near Lent, a small town northeast of Lyon in eastern France. The accident resulted in one minor and one young adult killed, along with 16 injured passengers, three of whom were seriously hurt. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot and Education Minister Édouard Geffray responded by visiting the scene and expressing condolences to the families affected.
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France GPE · 3× Lent GPE · 2× Associated Press ORG · 1× 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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Published Nov. 6, 2026, 6:06 a.m. ET 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.
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2026-11-06 · New York Post
France bus carrying school kids crashes, killing 2 and injuring 16 · assertive framing

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France bus carrying school kids crashes, killing 2 and injuring 16 By asserted
bus → carry → 16
Published Nov. 6, 2026, 6:06 a.m. ET 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 → publish → 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 northeast 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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