HOLIDAY HORROR: Tourists in Paris 'seriously' injured as open-top bus crashes into bridge
A BUS has crashed in Paris after driving into a bridge injuring a number of tourists.
Open-top tour bus stuck under bridge in Paris after crash
At least four people have been injured, including one seriously, after an open-toppled tourist bus hit a low bridge in Paris.
The double-decker bus hit the top of the tunnel under the bridge Alexandre III in the heart of the French capital at around 12.30pm, local time.
According to the fire authorities one person is in a critical condition.
The bus company Big Bus Tours said the bus had taken the tunnel because other routes were closed as Paris shows off its sporting ways as part of its candidacy for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Paris tourist bus crash
The bus was said not to be on its usual route but large areas of the city centre had been banned.
French TV station BFM has reported a police source had said that at least 18 people had been “caught up” in the accident.
It was not clear whether the injured passengers were on the top deck of the bus at the time of the crash.
A bus carrying tourists has crashed into a bridge in the heart of Paris
Police remove the tourist bus from the bridge
Police inspect the bus in Paris
The top of the bus has been wedged into the bridge in Paris
The road leading to the bridge in Paris has been cla
Numerous emergency vehicles were stationed nearby and the road was closed off to traffic after the accident.
A police source told AFP the bus had been diverted because of the Olympics event.
The Big Bus Tours company, which offers sightseeing trips around Paris on open-top buses, confirmed that one of its vehicles had been involved in the accident, without giving further details.