Trainee driver crashes bus into River Seine

The driver hit a parked car and veered off the road into the river - about 12 miles south of Paris - early on Thursday. Trainee driver crashes bus into River Seine Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. The local transport authority said drug and alcohol tests taken by the trainee had come back negative The River Seine in Juvisy-sur-Orge. The roof of a bus can be seen under the water, on which a small group of people are sitting. On the road nearby there are police cars and fire engines. A trainee drove a bus into the River Seine after hitting a parked car and veering off the road on Thursday morning, officials have said. The local transport authority told the BBC the driver was nearing the end of her "practical learning" during the incident in Juvisy-sur-Orge, some 20km (12 miles) south of Paris. Drug and alcohol tests have come back negative, a spokesperson said, and the cause of the incident is currently unknown. L'Esson prefecture said all four passengers on board had been rescued from the water, where more than 90 firefighters, divers and police took part in a recovery operation. A spokesperson for Île-de-France Mobilités said the driver was accompanied by a "lead driver" and two passengers. Its president had ordered an internal investigation into the incident, it added. Local politician Claire Lejeune wrote on X that the bus fell into the Seine "with four people on board, including a trainee driver" and thanked emergency services for their response. The French river brigade was among the agencies to respond to the incident The roof of the bus is visible under the river. Six people in wetsuits are sat atop it, and one more person is in the water on the left of the frame. Juvisy-sur-Orge Mayor Lamia Bensara Reda said the driver had "lost control" of the vehicle near a station close to the riverbank, "before plunging into the Seine and dragging a parked car" with it. "Everyone was quickly rescued and, thankfully, is safe and sound," she added in a post on Facebook. The bus could still be seen in the river as of 11:00 local time, AFP reported A view of the bus under water from the street, where several people in high-vis jackets are stood and cordons and traffic cones have been set out. L'Esson prefecture said the number of casualties was still being finalised. French news agency AFP reported that several rescue boats, a drone and helicopters were deployed as part of the recovery effort. Russia says the annual commemoration of Soviet victory in World War Two will not feature military vehicles or cadets. Nicole Minetti was convicted of facilitating prostitution in connection with the notorious "bunga bunga" parties at Silvio Berlusconi's villa. Hakima Boukerouis is the fifth woman to be identified through an international police campaign. The UK has issued similar advice, telling citizens who stay, that they do so at their own risk. Authorities say the Coco platform has been linked to sexual abuse of children, drug offences, rape and murder. The swarm gathers underneath the saddle of a bike locked to the railings of a metro station. A boat carrying 106 people broke down at sea, while others were rescued attempting to board the vessel. The activist has condemned France's influence in West Africa and been accused of being a "Russian mouthpiece".