This archive report was first published on 3 November 2019.
On November 3, 2019, a Flixbus vehicle took an exit from France's busiest route, the A1 motorway, when it suddenly toppled onto its side around midday (1100 GMT).
Of the 33 people on board, 29 sustained light injuries and four were seriously hurt, according to the Somme prefecture. The fire brigade reported five seriously injured passengers.
Fortunately, their lives are not in danger, the prefecture assured.
The passengers, comprising 11 French nationals and 22 foreign nationals, were taken to various area hospitals. The foreign nationals included 10 from Britain, five from the United States, two from Romania, and one each from Spain, Australia, Mauritius, Japan, and Sri Lanka.
Flixbus, a Munich-based company operating low-cost bus services between major European cities, set up an emergency number and was in close contact with local authorities to determine the exact causes of the accident and take care of the passengers.
This incident comes after a fatal accident on October 6, 2019, in southern France, where a Flixbus en route from Barcelona to Bordeaux flipped onto its side after swerving off the road, claiming the life of a 21-year-old Frenchwoman. Another 17 people were injured in that accident.
