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Six killed as school minibus crashes with truck in France: police

Published: 11 Feb 2016 - 11:17 am | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 04:23 am
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Paris: A school minibus crashed into a truck in France on Thursday, killing at least six children, police said, a day after another road accident involving a school bus left two youngsters dead.

The head-on smash with a lorry carrying rubble came around 7:15 am (0615 GMT) near Rochefort in the western Charente-Maritime region.

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