Accident
News and essential information around major accidents.
Cross-country skier dies in France after steep fall
A woman died after falling into a hollow in southern France during a cross-country ski excursion, rescue services said Sunday.
Three die in kayak tragedy off northern French coast
Three people have died while kayaking off the northern French coast, authorities said Sunday.
33 hurt after Paris to London Flixbus overturns in northern France
Thirty-three people were injured on Sunday, four seriously, when a bus travelling between Paris and London overturned in northern France while turning off a busy motorway, police said.
Briton dies as yachts collide off Cannes
A 29-year-old Briton died when two yachts collided off the French Riviera resort of Cannes, the regional maritime prefecture said on Sunday.
Italy police probe French pilot over fatal helicopter-plane crash
Italian police were investigating a French pilot Sunday over the deaths of seven people in a collision between a helicopter and light aircraft in the Alps, according to media reports.
British skier dies after chairlift plunge in French Alps
A British man died while skiing at the French resort of Meribel on Friday after falling off a chairlift, the mountain rescue service said.
Body of 16-year-old British rugby player found in lake in southern France
The body of a 16-year-old British rugby player has been recovered from a lake in southern France.
Helicopter crash kills two in central France
Two men were killed Tuesday night after their helicopter crashed in central France, firefighters said.
Hunter shot dead during wild boar hunt in France
A 60-year old man has been shot dead while hunting wild boar in southeastern France in an incident which once again spotlights the country's problem with shooting accidents.
Five children killed in France after train mows into school bus
At least five children were killed and 19 people injured, seven seriously, on Thursday when a train crashed into a school bus at a level crossing in south western France.
Investigators probe Air France A380 after engine blow-out
A team of investigators and engineers headed to Canada on Sunday to inspect an Airbus A380 superjumbo operated by Air France which was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine explosion.
Boy killed by his grandfather on opening day of France's hunting season
The opening of the hunting season in France was marred on Sunday when a 13-year-old boy was shot dead by his own grandfather in a tragic accident in the west of the country.
Woman dies in France after being dragged for 5 km underneath van
A woman has died in a horrific road accident in Brittany in which she was hit by a vehicle and then dragged along the road underneath it for five kilometres before the driver released that her body was there.
Frenchwoman's arms reattached after horror train accident
A woman whose arms were sliced off in a train accident has had the limbs successfully reattached in a rare and complicated operation in France, medics said on Friday.
Million-euro payout over exploding whipped cream dispenser in France
A French court has awarded a million-euro payout to a woman whose skull was cracked by an exploding whipped cream dispenser, in a case echoing the death of a fitness blogger in June.
French Alps: Austrian falls to death on Mont Blanc
An Austrian climber fell some 200 metres (650 feet) to his death Saturday while descending Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest mountain, rescuers said.
Eight seriously injured in southern France train crash
A train crashed in southern France on Wednesday afternoon, leaving around 60 people injured, eight severely.
Deadly weekend for extreme sports in the French Alps
Five people died in a deadly weekend for extreme sports in the French Alps that claimed the lives of two climbers, a paraglider, a hanglider and a wingsuit jumper.
15 injured in Welsh bus accident in France
Fifteen people were injured, two of them seriously, when a bus carrying teenagers from Wales rolled over on a motorway in eastern France on Saturday, the local gendarmerie said.
France rolls out fake speed cameras (but where are they?)
France has rolled out the first of 5,000 dummy speed cameras in the hope of tricking motorists into driving more safely in a bid to cut rising road deaths.
Teen dies sliding down French Alps ski slope on a mattress
An 18-year-old seasonal worker died on Tuesday when a safety mattress he was using as a sledge crashed into trees on a ski slope in the French Alps. Two others were left fighting for their lives.
French Alps avalanche kills two climbers
Two Lithuanian mountain climbers were killed in an avalanche in the French Alps on Sunday, the country's paramilitary police said.
Man dies after attempting backflip in French club
A 32-year-old man died on Tuesday night from injuries sustained in a club near Paris, apparently after attempting an acrobatic move.