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15 Britons injured in France coach crash Cheltenham school pupils injured in France coach crash
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Two people have been seriously injured and another 13 hurt after a coach carrying a group of British teenagers crashed in eastern France. Two school pupils have been seriously injured and another 13 people hurt in a coach crash in eastern France.
The coach, carrying pupils from Bournside School in Cheltenham, went into a ditch on the A39 motorway at Lons-le-Saunier, near the Swiss border.The coach, carrying pupils from Bournside School in Cheltenham, went into a ditch on the A39 motorway at Lons-le-Saunier, near the Swiss border.
Most of the 50 on board were aged 14 to 17. There were 42 students, six staff and two drivers on board.
The two seriously hurt were flown to specialist hospitals while others are being treated nearer the scene. Two of the pupils were airlifted to hospital, one in a life-threatening condition and the other in a serious condition, the school said.
A further 10 students, one member of staff and the drivers were treated for minor injuries nearer the scene.
The coach, operated by Caernarfon-based Express Motors, was heading to Italy.
A statement on the school website said: "We were deeply saddened to hear of a serious incident involving the coach taking our students to Dora Baltea. Our hearts go out to all those involved."
The school said it had met the parents of the two seriously injured students, who were now on their way to France.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing support to a group of British nationals following a coach crash in France. We are in contact with the relevant local authorities."A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing support to a group of British nationals following a coach crash in France. We are in contact with the relevant local authorities."
The coach, operated by Caernarfon-based Express Motors, was carrying 50 people, including two drivers, and was heading to Italy. It had initially been thought the pupils were from Wales.
It had initially been thought the pupils were from Wales, but a spokesman for the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) confirmed they were from the Gloucestershire school.
Four adults were accompanying the 44 teenagers on board.
French police said no other vehicles were involved and the road has been closed.French police said no other vehicles were involved and the road has been closed.