Bus accident on the A6: five injured in critical condition, what we know about the tragedy

More than thirty people were injured in a collision between a BlaBlaCar bus, four cars and a motorbike on Thursday 21 November on the A6.

A bus, four cars and a motorbike were involved in a pile-up on the A6 on Thursday 21 November. The accident happened around 11:20pm near Chevilly-Larue (Val-de-Marne), near Paris. 36 people were injured, including five seriously, reports France Bleu Paris.

This collision is “directly linked to the deteriorating weather conditions following the passage of storm Caetano”, indicated a police source, quoted by Le Parisien. The Val-de-Marne “was on orange alert, and the snowfall had made the roadway slippery and icy, the newspaper specifies. An investigation for “intentional injuries by driver with a total incapacity for work (ITT) greater than three months” was opened by the Val-de-Marne public prosecutor's office.

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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.