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| Date | 23 October 2015 07:30 local time (05:30 UTC) |
| Location | Puisseguin |
| Country | France |
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| Deaths | 43 |
| Injured | 8 |
The 2015 Puisseguin road crash occurred on 23 October 2015, at 07:30 local time (05:30 UTC). 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 flames 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.[8]
Rules
According to the BEA-TT, the different applicable rules/standards for road vehicles such as autocar, to address fire concerns, are defined at different scales, to let those vehicles work and operate in various countries: United Nations, European Union, and France. Some European directives have been withdrawal[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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "42 people die in a collision between a bus and a lorry in France". BBC News. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "At least 40 killed as bus collides with truck in southwest France - France 24". 23 October 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "At least 42 people die in after a bus collide with a lorry". Reuters. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b Report on crash in Le Monde
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