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France crash between bus and lorry 'leaves 42 dead' More than 40 pensioners killed in French bus crash
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At least 42 people have been killed in a collision between a lorry and a bus in south-west France, reports say. More than 40 pensioners on an excursion have been killed after their bus crashed with a truck on a country road in south-western France.
The two vehicles are reported to have collided head-on near the town of Puisseguin, in the Gironde wine region, east of Bordeaux. The collision happened near Puisseguin in the Gironde wine region, east of Bordeaux, not long after the bus had set off from a nearby town.
Sud Ouest newspaper says the bus was carrying elderly people who were setting off on holiday. French President Francois Hollande tweeted the government "is fully mobilised on this terrible tragedy".
This is reportedly the worst French road disaster since one in Beaune in 1982 in which 52 people died. This is the worst French road disaster since one in 1982 when 52 people died.
According to the French news channel BFTV, the crash happened on a single carriageway road, and caused both vehicles to catch fire. According to French media, the crash happened at around 07:30 local time (05:30 GMT) on a single carriageway road just outside the village of Puisseguin.
Only eight people managed to escape the blaze, five of whom are injured. The force of the impact caused both vehicles to ignite.
The channel said the bus was carrying pensioners who had just set off from the nearby town of Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps. At least 41 passengers on the bus and the driver of the lorry died in the blaze. Only eight people managed to escape, five of whom are injured.
French President Francois Hollande has tweeted that the government "is fully mobilised on this terrible tragedy". A large number of those on board the bus were reported to have been members of an elderly people's association in the nearby town of Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps.
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is reportedly on his way to the crash scene. The cause of the crash is not yet clear. One local resident told TV channel iTele the scene of the crash was a notorious danger spot.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls, along with the interior and transport ministers are expected to go to the scene.
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