This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7431598.stm

The article has changed 8 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 2 Version 3
French train crash kills children French train crash kills children
(30 minutes later)
A train has struck a school bus in the French Alps close to the border with Switzerland killing five children, French police say. A train has struck a school bus in the French Alps close to the border with Switzerland, killing at least five children, police say.
The accident occurred near the town of Allinges in France's Haute-Savoie department, they said. A sixth person died in the accident near the town of Allinges in France's Haute-Savoie region but it was not clear whether it was another child.
At least 30 people were also injured in the crash which happened at around 1400 local time (1200 GMT), according to France's national rail operator SNCF. At least 30 people were also injured in the crash at around 1400 (1200 GMT), France's rail operator SNCF said.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has sent condolences to the victims.French President Nicolas Sarkozy has sent condolences to the victims.
"All of us are thinking of the children, the adults, the victims," he said. "We can only hope there will be as few victims as possible.""All of us are thinking of the children, the adults, the victims," he said. "We can only hope there will be as few victims as possible."
Ministers in attendance Serious injuries
The train was travelling between the towns of Evian and Thonon-les-Bains when it struck the bus.The train was travelling between the towns of Evian and Thonon-les-Bains when it struck the bus.
The bus had been carrying 50 children and six adults from the town of Margencel to Yvoire.The bus had been carrying 50 children and six adults from the town of Margencel to Yvoire.
"Five children were killed, four bus passengers were seriously wounded - we don't know if they are children or adults - and 27 children were slightly hurt," an official told Agence France-Presse news agency. A regional official told Agence France-Presse news agency that four of the wounded on the bus were seriously hurt.
An SNCF official said some of the train passengers were also slightly hurt.An SNCF official said some of the train passengers were also slightly hurt.
Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and the Secretary of State for Transport Dominique Bussereau were attending the scene of the accident.Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and the Secretary of State for Transport Dominique Bussereau were attending the scene of the accident.