Overview

• Four adult passengers died and dozens more were hurt when the bus overturned in a ditch on the A81 near Degré on June 13.
• The vehicle was carrying 58 passengers, mostly Ukrainian students returning from a school exchange in Ploërmel to Kitsman in western Ukraine.
• The driver at the wheel faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and has been barred from operating any motor vehicle while under judicial supervision.
• Both drivers tested negative for alcohol and narcotics, and the non-driving chauffeur was released from custody on Saturday evening.
• Paris prosecutors have launched a formal inquiry into involuntary manslaughter and traffic-related injuries to determine the crash’s circumstances.