Overview

• The 55-year-old driver, Nadine Oliveira, was found responsible for the 2017 collision between a school bus and a train in Millas, France, which killed six children and injured 17, eight of them seriously.
• A court in Aix-en-Provence sentenced Oliveira to five years in prison, with two years to be served under house arrest with an electronic bracelet, increasing the severity of her original sentence by one year.
• Her sentence also includes a ban on holding any driving licenses for five years and a prohibition on working in the transportation sector during that time.
• Oliveira has consistently claimed that the level crossing barriers were raised at the time of the crash, but multiple witnesses, including passengers and nearby drivers, testified that the bus struck the barriers.
• The trial was marked by emotional testimonies from victims and families, with many expressing frustration over Oliveira's refusal to apologize and her absence from much of the proceedings due to reported health issues.