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| France bus crash kills children near Troyes | France bus crash kills children near Troyes |
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| Five children and at least one other person have been killed in a minibus crash near the French city of Troyes, south-east of Paris, officials say. | Five children and at least one other person have been killed in a minibus crash near the French city of Troyes, south-east of Paris, officials say. |
| The minibus, said to be carrying children aged 13 to 14, collided with a lorry on a minor road. One of two adults on board also died. | |
| Several other people were hurt, reports say. | Several other people were hurt, reports say. |
| President Francois Hollande has spoken of his very great sadness at the crash, in a statement from the Elysee Palace. | President Francois Hollande has spoken of his very great sadness at the crash, in a statement from the Elysee Palace. |
| Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was due to go the scene of the accident close to Courteranges in the Orient Forest national park in France's Aube region. | Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was due to go the scene of the accident close to Courteranges in the Orient Forest national park in France's Aube region. |
| L'Est Eclair newspaper said the children were on their way home from a youth trip in the forest when the crash happened. | |
| They were from the town of Nangis between Paris and Troyes, the report said. | They were from the town of Nangis between Paris and Troyes, the report said. |
| Local MP Jean-Claude Mathis told French TV that the two vehicles had collided head on. Unconfirmed reports suggested the minibus had veered into the path of the lorry. | |
| The front of the minibus was completely destroyed in the accident. | |
| Prime Minister Manuel Valls said an inquiry would determine what led to the crash. | |
| Two other children and a second adult on the minibus were seriously hurt. | |
| Michel Billout, the mayor of Nangis, told BFMTV "it is a drama that I wouldn't wish on anybody". |