At least one woman died this Sunday and 17 people were injured in the accident of a Flixbus company bus that covered the route between Barcelona and Bordeaux, which left the road at the height of Bizanet, very close to Narbonne (south of France), according to official sources.
The deceased is a 21-year-old French woman, while another 22-year-old girl has been placed in critical condition. Twelve of the 29 people riding the bus have been unharmed.
A spokeswoman for the company confirmed to Efe that there were passengers on the bus who had bought their tickets in Spain, so they presume that there are Spaniards among the passengers of the wrecked vehicle , although they cannot reveal their identities.
He added that the causes of the accident, which took place at 12.46 local time (10.46 GMT), are still being investigated. In the same way, the prefecture (Government delegation) of the department of Aude said in a statement that the reason for the incident "remains to be determined."
The accident forced the A61 motorway to be cut for several hours due to helicopter intervention to evacuate the injured.
The bus overturned on the side of the road after losing control about 150 meters before, according to the local newspaper 'L'Indépendant'.
The toxicological and alcohol analyzes carried out on the driver of the vehicle have been negative, according to the Prosecutor's Office, which considers the hypothesis that it could have fallen asleep.
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