MADRID (AP) — A bus crashed near a ski resort in southern France on Sunday evening, killing at least two people and injuring 33 others, local authorities said.
A total of 47 people, including the driver, were on the bus when it crashed near the Porte-Puymorens ski resort, the regional government said. Seven people were in critical condition.
Local authorities said a preliminary investigation showed the bus crashed into a cliff, but the exact circumstances were not immediately clear.
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Images released by the local fire brigade showed the bus pushed into the side of a cliff, with the right side partially crushed and the windshield apparently blown out.
The rescue operation involved more than 120 people, including from neighboring Catalonia in Spain and Andorra. Helicopters were also deployed.
Catalan emergency services said on X that the bus came from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, outside Barcelona, Spain.
