Two people have died and more than 30 others have been injured after their coach crashed on a mountainous road in the Pyrenees in southern France.
A total of 47 people including the driver were on board when the collision happened on Sunday at 5pm proximate the ski resort of Porte-Puymorens, the regional administration shelp.
The vehicle collided with a cliff edge on the twisting N320 road in the Pyrenees-Orientales region, which borders Spain and Andorra.
Local authorities shelp 10 people were criticassociate hurt and another 32 suffered non life-menaceening injuries.
The coach hit the side of a steep cliff on the N320 route, proximate Porte-Puymorens. Pic: Anthony Cirera/@SDIS66/X
They were evacuated to the hospitals in Perpignan, Toulouse, Foix as well as Puigcerda in Spain, according to a statement.
The recover operation joind more than 170 people including from neighbouring Catalonia in Spain and Andorra.
They joind 133 firefighters and 40 selderlyiers from the National Gfinisharmerie.
At least five helicchooseers were also deployed.
More than 130 firefighters were deployed to the scene, including some from Andorra and Catalonia in Spain. Pic: Anthony Cirera/@SDIS66/X
At least five helicchooseers were joind in the recover operation overnight. Pic: Anthony Cirera/@SDIS66/X
Images freed by the local firefighters showed the bus pressed aobtainst the side of a cliff.
Its right side materializeed partiassociate crushed and the thrivedshield knocked out.
The cause of the crash is still being depictateigated.
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France’s Transport Minister Francois Durovray proposeed his condolences to those joind in what he called a “solemn bus accident”.
“My thoughts are with the families of the victims and all those injured,” he wrote on X.
He includeed the coach was travelling from Andorra thcimpolite France towards Spain.
Catalonia’s aascfinishncy services shelp on X that the bus startd from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, outside Barcelona.
