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A regional train in southeastern France crashed into a school bus killing six children in the Haute-Savoie department Monday morning, said regional authorities in Annecy.

At least 12 others were injured and four were severely injured. Some people on the train were also hurt.

The bus was carrying 50 children and six adults, including five parents. The bus was transporting the children from College ge Margencel as part of a history class field trip to visit medieval sites, said Patrick Bermond, the school principal in an interview with the radio network France Info. The children were from a town called Margencel. Read full article »