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France traffic accident leaves '42 dead' France crash between bus and lorry 'leaves 42 dead'
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At least 42 people are feared dead in a traffic accident involving a truck and bus in south-west France, reports say. At least 42 people have been killed in a collision between a lorry and a bus in south-west France, reports say.
The two vehicles are reported to have collided head-on near Libourne, in the Gironde region, east of Bordeaux. The two vehicles are reported to have collided head-on near the town of Puisseguin, in the Gironde wine region, east of Bordeaux.
A fire official told the Agence France Presse that the dead were mostly adult passengers on the bus. The lorry driver was also killed. Sud Ouest newspaper says the bus was carrying elderly people who were setting off on holiday.
Both vehicles are said to have caught fire after the collision. This is reportedly the worst French road disaster since one in Beaune in 1982 in which 52 people died.
Sud Ouest newspaper says the bus was carrying elderly people who were setting off on holiday, adding that there were just five survivors. According to the French news channel BFTV, the crash happened on a single carriageway road, and caused both vehicles to catch fire.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Only eight people managed to escape the blaze, five of whom are injured.
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French President Francois Hollande has tweeted that the government "is fully mobilised on this terrible tragedy".
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is reportedly on his way to the crash scene.
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