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Fall of a bus in the Alpes-Maritimes: the driver tested positive for narcotics
A bus from the Nice metropolis (Alpes-Maritimes) fell ten meters, landing on a railway track, Friday January 12. Two teenagers were seriously injured. The driver tested positive for cannabis and cocaine. He will be taken into custody. – (France 2)
A bus from the Nice metropolis (Alpes-Maritimes) fell ten meters, landing on a railway track, Friday January 12. Two teenagers were seriously injured. The driver tested positive for cannabis and cocaine. He will be taken into custody.
Friday January 12, an damaged bus from the metropolis of Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) is lying on rails, lying on its side. The windows are blown out, and the passenger compartment is partially destroyed. Inside, the driver and his two passengers, aged 14, were quickly rescued. Seriously injured, they were transferred to a city hospital. “The driver, for an undetermined reason, hit the right roadway while going uphill, and after hitting a rock, found himself changing direction and falling approximately ten meters below”indicates the operations commander SDIS of the Alpes-Maritimes.
Background for the driver
Fortunately, only three people were on board. Immediately after the accident, the 31-year-old driver tested positive for cannabis and cocaine. He had previously been arrested for drunk driving. The transport authority on Friday evening rejected any responsibility on its subcontractor in charge of the line, and said it was ready to file a complaint. The bus was removed from the tracks. The driver will be taken into custody. He could be indicted for unintentional injury.
