Puisseguin road crash
| 2015 Puisseguin road crash | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 23 October 2015 |
| Time | 07:30 local time (05:30 GMT) |
| Location | Puisseguin |
| Country | France |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths | 43 |
| Injuries | 8 |
The 2015 Puisseguin road crash occurred on 23 October 2015, at 07:30 local time (05:30 GMT). At least 43 people,[1][2][3] including a three-year-old boy,[4] died when a bus and a lorry collided in Puisseguin, a commune in south-western France.[5][6][7]
Crash
The crash happened at around 07:30 on the morning of Friday, 23 October 2015 at a bend on Departmental Road 17 not far south of Puisseguin.[5] Authorities said they believed the lorry, carrying logs, lost control on a bend and jackknifed into the coach's path.[3] Both vehicles burst into flame as a result of the collision.[8]
Casualties
Forty-one of the dead were on the bus, and the other two were the driver of the lorry and his three-year-old son. Most of the dead were elderly people on the bus, which had just set off from the nearby town of Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps.[5] The passengers belonged to that town's seniors' club.[9]
References
- ↑ Paris, Angelique Chrisafis in; London, Jessica Elgot in. "France coach crash: at least 43 dead after collision with truck". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ↑ "43 Dead After Bus Carrying Elderly People Collides With Truck". NBC News. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- 1 2 "At least 43 people have died in a coach crash in France". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ↑ "Toddler among 43 dead in French coach crash - The Local". www.thelocal.fr. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- 1 2 3 "42 people die in a collision between a bus and a lorry in France". BBC News. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.france24.com/en/20151023-france-bus-dozens-killed-southwest-puisseguin
- ↑ "At least 42 people die in after a bus collide with a lorry". Reuters. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ Report on crash in Le Monde
- ↑ Report on crash in Le Monde
Coordinates: 44°54′51″N 0°04′13″W / 44.914272°N 0.070203°W