School bus crash near Lent kills 2, injures 16 students
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A tragic bus crash involving children traveling to school near Lent in eastern France took the lives of one minor and one young adult on Friday morning.
The bus was carrying middle- and high-school students when it veered into a ditch.
16 others were hurt, with three facing serious injuries.
Emergency services deployed, ministers respond
Emergency services and law enforcement officers have been deployed to the scene, while Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said he would visit the scene himself.
Education Minister Edouard Geffray shared his condolences with families and noted that "My thoughts, and those of the government and the entire education community, are with the families," reflecting just how much this loss has shaken everyone.