A FlixBus coach operating the Paris-Bruges link was involved in a serious accident after hitting a low wall on the A1 around 10:30 a.m. this Monday morning, in the Paris-Lille direction, report France Bleu and Voix du Nord. Seven passengers were injured, two of whom are currently in “absolute emergency”, according to a provisional report by the Pas-de-Calais firefighters, who dispatched 57 men to the scene.
For a reason still unknown, the vehicle, which was then traveling in the left lane, would have violently struck at the front, then at the rear, part of the concrete bridge which overhangs the motorway, before the Oignies-Libercourt exit. -Carvin. “We heard a loud noise. My girlfriend grabbed my arm screaming. There were shards of glass everywhere,” a young Belgian told our colleagues from La Voix du Nord. Half of the car’s windows shattered.
Forty-five passengers were inside
Forty-five passengers were inside. Two of them, seated in the back, were seriously injured in the shock and taken care of by the firefighters and the Smur d’Arras. They were transported under police escort, in absolute urgency, to the shock unit of the Lille CHR, according to the regional daily.
Five other passengers, who had minor injuries, were also taken care of, while the uninjured travelers were able to reach their final destination with a substitute bus brought back by the company.
An investigation was opened by the CRS police officers of the 4-Cantons to determine the causes of the accident. Both drivers were interviewed. Traffic has been reduced to two lanes for the time being.