A trainee French bus driver crashed in Paris early Thursday \u2014 sending her and her passengers into the River Seine, where the bus ended up submerged.<\/p>\n
The bus, carrying three passengers, had just left a station around 9:30 a.m. in the Juvisy-sur-Orge region of the French capital when it hit a parked car and veered into the water, dragging the vehicle with it.<\/p>\n
Astonishing images showed the bus submerged with a blue car floating nearby.<\/p>\n
French emergency services and firefighters work as a bus with passengers fell into the River Seine, April 30, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n
Bystanders rushed to pull the four people from the river as emergency crews responded with 16 fire trucks, 34 firefighters, 60 police officers and river rescue teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cI realized something was happening when I heard screams and I looked out the window and saw people in the water, three people who were swimming,\u201d a witness who gave her name as Natasha told local media, according to the Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n She said she threw a lifebuoy to a young woman.<\/p>\n \u201cThe person grabbed it and managed to get on my terrace. She was in shock and wasn\u2019t coherent \u2026 it was really remarkable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Rowing coach Doriane Ledain said she saw the bus fall into the river and rushed to help.<\/p>\n Rescue teams remove a car from the Seine after a bus with passengers onboard crashed into it. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cTwo women clung to my boat. They were in shock and certainly could not swim,\u201d she said. \u201cThey were out of strength. They weren\u2019t talking anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey were very lucky,\u201d rescuer Merlin Sacotte said, adding that if help had arrived minutes later, \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t have seen the accident and wouldn\u2019t have been able to intervene.\u201d<\/p>\n Mayor Lamia Bensarsa Reda said all four people onboard were safe.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was more of a scare than anything serious, but a huge shock that must give us all pause for thought,\u201d she said on Facebook, according to the Telegraph.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are doing everything we can to secure the quays.\u201d<\/p>\n