Yssingeaux school bus driver checks by gendarmerie, Digi Mart USA News (Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, France): On Monday, November 9, morning, six gendarmes carried out checks on school bus drivers at the bus station in Yssingeaux. Four blue motorcycles decorated with fluorescent yellow were parked on site and drew the attention of passersby.
The gendarmes checked the vehicle documents in a context of heightened vigilance. The military has not, for now, announced any other checks of this kind in the town.
The action came three days after a tragic accident involving an intercity coach traveling between Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse on Friday, November 6, in Lent, in the Ain department. The vehicle left the road and struck trees, killing a 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old young man, and injuring many other passengers.
The driver reportedly said he had dozed off at the wheel. He has since been placed under formal investigation for involuntary manslaughter and involuntary injuries.













