A school bus carrying 43 passengers crashed into a tree in eastern France, killing a seven-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man.

French gendarmes and rescue workers work at the site of a school bus crash, killing and injuring many people, including children, in Lent, in the Ain department, France, Nov 6, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

French gendarmes and rescue workers work at the site of a school bus crash, killing and injuring many people, including children, in Lent, in the Ain department, France, Nov 6, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

French rescue workers work at the site of a school bus crash, killing at least two people and injuring many others, including children, in Lent, in the Ain department, France, Nov 6, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

"FACES COVERED IN BLOOD"

"IN SHOCK"