More than thirty people were injured in a collision between a BlaBlaCar bus, four cars and a motorcycle on Thursday November 21 on the A6.
A coach, four cars and a motorbike were involved in a pile-up on the A6 on Thursday 21 November. The accident took place around 11:20 p.m. near Chevilly-Larue (Val-de-Marne), near Paris. 36 injuries are to be deplored, including five serious, reports France Blue Paris.
This collision is “directly linked to the degraded weather conditions following the passage of the Caetano storm”, indicated a police source, cited by The Parisian. Val-de-Marne was on orange alert, and the snowfall had made the road slippery and icy, the newspaper said. An investigation into “intentional injuries by a driver with a total incapacity for work (ITT) of more than three months” was opened by the Val-de-Marne public prosecutor’s office.
[#Intervention] | Last night, around 11:30 p.m., Paris firefighters responded to a serious traffic accident in Chevilly-Larue (94) on the A6B.
1 bus, 4 passenger vehicles and 1 two-wheeler are involved.
24 machines will be involved in the intervention. pic.twitter.com/HC7rEtXARt
— PompiersParis (@PompiersParis) November 22, 2024
Nearly 80 firefighters mobilized
“It appeared from the initial findings that the driver of a light vehicle had lost control of his vehicle, forcing the driver of the coach to deviate from his path,” detailed the police headquarters. The bus, chartered by the BlaBlaCar company, then lay across the road. He hit a car and a motorcyclist. The tests carried out on the bus driver “proved negative”, added the police source.
The driver of the motorcycle is between life and death, his vital prognosis is compromised. Four other people are in absolute emergency. The other thirty-one were in relative emergency. All the victims were taken to various surrounding hospitals. Around ten people escaped the accident unhurt. Nearly 80 firefighters were mobilized to intervene after the accident until 2:30 a.m., as well as 24 engines.
The BlaBlaCar company says it is “very affected by this accident”, reports The Parisian. The 37 passengers were taken care of by emergency services, and “all our teams are fully mobilized,” the company said. A telephone number was also made available to bus passengers and their relatives, and psychological assistance was put in place.