School bus crash in eastern France leaves several victims

A school bus crashed on Friday morning in the town of Lent, north-east of Lyon in eastern France, and officials reported several victims.

The Ain prefecture, the state administration for the Ain département, said there were "several victims" in the crash. French education minister Édouard Geffray also said the crash involved a school bus and that there were "several victims", according to BBC News.

Lent mayor Yves Cristin described how the vehicle ended up. He said the bus "left the road and hit a tree in the ditch." The town lies around 55 km (34 miles) from the border with Switzerland.

Emergency services are at the scene, and a helicopter has been deployed to the area. French transport minister Philippe Tabarot said he was on his way to the site.

BBC News reported these details. Further information on the number of people injured and their condition had not been confirmed.