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Two dead after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France, officials say
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A seven-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy have been killed after a bus crashed in eastern France, French authorities said.
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BBC News emphasises “Two dead after bus crashes in France, officials say”; ABC News leads with “Bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in eastern France, killing 2 and injuring 16”.
- BBC NewsTwo dead after bus crashes in France, officials say ↗
- ABC NewsBus carrying schoolchildren crashes in eastern France, killing 2 and injuring 16 ↗
- Sky NewsTwo dead after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in France, officials say ↗
- France 24At least two killed, 23 injured in school bus accident in eastern France ↗
- Sky NewsTwo dead after bus carrying school children crashes in France, officials say ↗

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A bus veered off a road in eastern France, struck trees and landed in a ditch, killing a 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy.
4 sources at this update - Headline updated
A seven-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy have been killed after a bus crashed in eastern France, French authorities said.
2 sources at this update - Headline updated
One child and a young adult have been killed after a bus crashed in eastern France, French authorities said.
5 sources at this update - Headline updated
One child and one young adult were killed in the crash, local authorities say, with more injured.
4 sources at this update - Headline updated
A bus carrying school children crashed south of Bourg-en-Bresse in eastern France on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others.
2 sources at this update - First reported
The local mayor says the bus "left the road and hit a tree in the ditch".
1 source at this update