Two die as bus carrying German teenagers crashes in France

Two people died and four have been seriously injured in a bus crash in France.

The bus, which was carrying 50 German teenagers, was travelling to Spain when it ploughed into the back of a truck on the A6 at Saone-et-Loire near Macon.

Those injured were taken to hospital in Macon while survivors of the crash, which happened early on Saturday, were housed overnight in a village hall in Fleurville.

The bus came from Cologne and was travelling to the Costa Brava.