At least 12 killed in bus accident in France

A judicial inquiry was opened into the accident, which occurred near the town of Liguge, just south of Poitiers, said Karen Teillard-Mege, a spokeswoman for the Vienne administrative region.

The bus was taking some 50 holidaymakers from Brussels to Algesiras in the south of Spain where they were to take a ferry to Tangiers. They had stopped off in Paris to pick up a passenger.

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The bus crashed through the security barrier that separates the four-lane highway and flipped over, an AFP reporter said.

There were contradictory reports about the reasons for the crash, which occurred during a storm. Some said the luggage trailer had been too full, while others said the driver had been speeding.