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| France school bus crash: Two children killed in Doubs | France school bus crash: Two children killed in Doubs |
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| Two children have been killed and seven more people have been injured in a school bus crash in eastern France. | |
| A boy aged 12 and a girl of 15 died when the driver lost control in snowy conditions and the bus overturned near Montflovin in the department of Doubs. | |
| The driver and three children were slightly hurt in the crash as the bus travelled between Monteau and Pontarlier at about 07:40 (06:40 GMT). | The driver and three children were slightly hurt in the crash as the bus travelled between Monteau and Pontarlier at about 07:40 (06:40 GMT). |
| They were evacuated to Pontarlier and the road was closed. | |
| Officials said that a snowplough had cleared the road during the night and it had been treated with salt, although there would have been some snow on the surface by morning. | |
| The cause of the accident is unclear although a collision with another vehicle has been ruled out. | |
| Some reports suggested the bus had been travelling too fast for the conditions. | |
| The driver had been taking 33 children to Lucie-Aubrac school near Pontarlier. | |
| He was among those taken to hospital but local prosecutors said he would be investigated as part of a manslaughter inquiry. | |
| Prime Minister Manuel Valls wrote on Twitter of his immense sadness and full support for the families of the two children who died. |