Overview
- Authorities say a Sibra city bus left the roadway around 8:30–8:45 a.m. near the Vernay elementary school on the Annecy–Cran-Gevrier line and struck the child on the sidewalk.
- The Annecy prosecutor confirmed the 7-year-old’s death and reported no other victims after emergency services secured the scene.
- Officials indicate the driver likely suffered a medical episode, and preliminary toxicology screens were negative for alcohol and drugs.
- The driver was taken to hospital in shock and has not yet been formally interviewed, while the judicial inquiry for involuntary homicide proceeds.
- Firefighters deployed heavy equipment to lift the vehicle and established a safety perimeter; the bus was later removed, and a psychological support unit was set up for families and witnesses.