A bus carrying musicians from the rap group PNL overturned on the A11 motorway on Sunday, causing three minor injuries.
A bus carrying musicians from the rap group PNL overturned Sunday on the A11 motorway near Vair-sur-Loire (Loire-Atlantique), causing three minor injuries, AFP learned from concordant sources. The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on the A11 motorway in the Paris-Nantes direction. According to a statement from the fire department, the bus was carrying ten people and was “alone in the ditch”. A photo shows him lying on his right side against an embankment. “Three men in their thirties were transported to the Ancenis hospital center in a light condition and seven other victims were left unharmed,” the statement said.
According to the Loire-Atlantique gendarmerie, which confirms information from Ouest-France, the bus registered in Germany was transporting musicians from the rap group PNL, which is due to perform on Sunday evening at the Zenith in Nantes. The concert was however maintained. “It could be a problem related to the driver, of French nationality. An investigation is underway,” added the gendarmes. The right lane of the highway was cut for more than 2 hours.
In total, forty firefighters and twenty machines were mobilized.