Two people, including a child, were killed and 16 others injured when an intercity bus crashed in eastern France on Friday morning, authorities confirmed.
The crash occurred in the town of Lent, in the Ain department, near the Swiss border. Three of the injured are in a serious condition.
According to local authorities, the bus veered off the road, plunged into a ditch and struck a tree. The cause of the crash remains unclear.
A large-scale rescue operation was launched, with emergency services and police rushing to the scene.
The Ain prefecture activated its departmental crisis management centre to coordinate rescue efforts.
Lent mayor Yves Cristin said around 70 people had been affected by the crash and opened the town's community hall to provide shelter and assistance.
Speaking to AFP, Cristin said the bus had struck a tree after leaving the road and that two people had suffered cardiac arrest.
Education Minister Édouard Geffray initially said the vehicle was believed to be carrying school pupils, while the mayor described it as a school bus. However, the prefecture identified it as an intercity bus.
French broadcaster BFM TV had earlier reported the two deaths before emergency services officially confirmed the fatalities.
Footage broadcast by BFM TV showed a blue and white bus tilted in a roadside ditch, with several people gathered nearby.
Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said he was heading to the scene.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
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