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Two people have been killed and at least 16 injured in a school bus crash in eastern France, Le Figaro reports. Three of the injured are in a serious condition.
The crash occurred at around 07:30 on the morning of 6 November in Lent, north-east of Lyon and approximately 55km from the Swiss border.
One of those killed was a minor and the other was a young person. According to the report, 40 people were on board the bus.
Local authorities said the bus left the carriageway and struck a tree.
French Education Minister Édouard Geffray said those involved in the crash were school pupils.
Emergency services are working at the scene. A helicopter has been deployed to transfer those with serious injuries to a specialist hospital.