British woman seriously injured in Paris tour bus accident
Jun 23, 2017 | 7:00 AM
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PARIS — A British woman was seriously injured when a double-decker tour bus that took a detour due to a major display of sporting events got stuck inside a tunnel under a Paris bridge Friday, firefighters, police and the bus company said.
Three other people were slightly injured, including the husband of the British woman and two Chinese nationals, Capt. Estelle Katsanis, a spokeswoman for Paris firefighters, said.
The British woman, who was taken to a Paris hospital, was on the open upper deck when the double-decker bus struck the top of the tunnel, Katsanis said. Firefighters had to cut away part of the bus to extricate her.
Two dozen passengers were on the bus when the accident occurred, she said.
