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Monday, March 28 opens the trial of the truck driver who hit a school bus in 2016, killing six teenagers. It was determined that the truck’s bed had remained open, which had cut the bus.
Monday, March 28, the driver of the dump truck arrives at the court in La Rochelle, prostrate, silent. The 29-year-old will face the judges. “The facts were recognized from the outset. It was obviously a question of presenting a technical file which is worthy of the name, the instruction was long and complete”explains Master Thierry Sagardoytholawyer for the truck driver. Before the hearing, the defendant lets out a few tears.
The morning of February 11, 2016 in Rochefort (Charente Maritime)a school bus collided head-on with a metal part protruding from the dump truck, which sheared the bus. Six teenagers are killed in the accident. The Eiffage group, owner of the truck, received a dismissal. Justice will assess the responsibility of the employee in the accident. “I have never received my client once without her crying”declares master François Gombaudlawyer for the civil parties. The truck driver faces up to five years in prison and a fine of 75,000 euros.