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UK driver on wrong side of road hits minibus in Vienne
Nobody seriously hurt in crash at Saint-Romain-en-Charroux
Ten people, including six teenagers, were involved in a crash between a car and a minibus in Saint-Romain-en-Charroux, Vienne yesterday afternoon.
Investigations at the scene indicated that the driver of the car was a British national and had been driving on the left side of the road, on a bend leaving the village. The minibus was from la Chapelle-Bâton.
Emergency services treated some passengers for cuts and bruises at the scene and nine people were taken to hospital in Poitiers for a check-up.
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