Nearly 80 firefighters mobilized
“It appeared from initial findings that the driver of a light vehicle had lost control of his vehicle, forcing the coach driver to swerve,” the police headquarters explained. The bus, chartered by the BlaBlaCar company, then overturned across the road. It hit a car and a motorcyclist. The tests carried out on the bus driver “came back negative”, the police source added.
The motorcycle driver is between life and death, his vital prognosis is engaged. Four other people are in absolute emergency. The thirty-one others were in relative emergency. All the victims were taken to different hospitals in the surrounding area. About ten people came out of the accident unharmed. Nearly 80 firefighters were mobilized to intervene after the accident until 2:30 a.m., as well as 24 vehicles.
The BlaBlaCar company says it is “very affected by this accident,” reports Le Parisien. The 37 passengers were taken care of by the emergency services, and “all our teams are fully mobilized,” the company said. A telephone number has also been made available to bus passengers and their loved ones, and psychological assistance has been set up.