Dozens Injured As Coach Roof Torn Off By Bridge

At least 28 people have been injured, four seriously, after a coach had its roof sheared off as it crashed into a low bridge.

The tour bus carrying 60 Spanish students was understood to be en route from Bilbao to Amsterdam when the accident happened in La Madeleine near Lille, France, early on Sunday morning.

It has been reported the driver was following directions on the vehicle's satnav and apparently failed to see the signs showing the maximum height of the tunnel.

He was taken into custody but tests for alcohol and drugs were negative, according to local television reports.

The injured were taken to hospital while the other passengers were taken to a sports centre ahead of returning to Spain.

One of the students said most of the passengers on board had been asleep when the coach hit the bridge.

"Suddenly the tunnel roof was there," she said, gesturing above her head.

Witnesses said the most severely injured had been sitting at the back of the bus, where the debris had been dragged by the impact.

SOURCE: Sky News.

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