In Mayenne, an accident involving a school bus left 27 injured, two of whom were serious, this Thursday, September 16. The bus driver reportedly felt ill shortly before the vehicle left the road.
Concern among parents. This Thursday, September 16, around 8 am, the firefighters had to intervene in an accident involving a school bus in Changé, in Mayenne. According to West France, the bus, belonging to the Laval urban transport network (TUL) left the road and climbed a hill, while it was transporting college students to their establishment.
No less than 49 people were inside the vehicle. Among which, students and a driver. The balance sheet shows 27 injured, two of whom are serious. They were transported to Laval hospital. No vital prognosis is engaged.
An investigation has been opened for unintentional injury by vehicle driver. The police started their expertise. A toxicological analysis of the driver and a technical analysis of the vehicle will be carried out, indicates the journalist of Ouest-France, Mathieu Charrier, in a tweet. “The hypothesis of the driver’s discomfort is taken into account”, he writes. She reportedly explained that she felt bad, also reports BFM TV.
According to the first testimonies collected, the accident is impressive. This is notably what Stéphanie, mother of Noam, a 12-year-old pupil said. “He’s the one who called me on his phone. He told me he had to go out through a window of the bus and the fire department was there. The accident is impressive ”, she told Ouest-France.
“A hundred firefighters was mobilized as well as medical teams, security forces, municipal and departmental services and the departmental association of civil protection of Mayenne ”, said the prefecture of Mayenne in a press release. The NOVI system (NOmbreuses Victimes) of the ORSEC plan (Organization of the Civil Security Response) was activated by the prefect and the departmental operational center was set up in the prefecture.