A coach carrying schoolchildren from Belgium was hit by a lorry in the south of France on Tuesday night. Nine pupils sustained minor injuries. The lorry driver fled the scene and is being sought, according to local media reports.
The accident took place on the A7 motorway near Bollène, in the Vaucluse. The coach was carrying 37 Belgian teenagers, three supervisors and two drivers returning from a school trip.
The lorry collided with the side of the coach. The coach driver managed to drive the vehicle to the next rest area in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, where emergency services attended.
The nine injured pupils sustained them mainly from glass shards. They were examined by a doctor and did not need to go to hospital. Seven others were treated at the scene for shock. The group were taken to a sports hall before returning to Belgium on a replacement coach.