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German bus crash on French motorway leaves two dead, four seriously injured

The bus was carrying some 50 German teenagers to Spain when it ploughed into the back of a lorry on a motorway in south-central France.

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Two people died and four have been seriously injured when a German-registered bus travelling to Spain crashed in south-central France, reports Euronews.

The bus, which was carrying 50 German teenagers, ploughed into the back of a truck on the A6 at Saone-et-Loire near Macon.

Those injured were taken to hospital in Macon while survivors of the crash, which happened early on Saturday, were housed overnight in a village hall in Fleurville.

The bus came from Cologne and was travelling to the Costa Brava.

See more on this subject in a video report by Euronews.