Shortly after 11 pm on Saturday evening, a bus accident occurred on the A7 motorway in the north-south direction near Chantemerle-les-Blés, in the Drôme department. According to our information, at least two people have died and around twenty have been injured, several of them seriously. The NOVI plan – for incidents involving multiple casualties – has been activated, and the Drôme Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) is asking its staff to enter their availability on the SIO system, in order to provide any necessary reinforcements and maintain operational cover.
According to the Drôme prefecture, which was contacted by our editorial team, 120 firefighters from SDIS 26 are working alongside the SAMU and officers from the National Gendarmerie. The crisis unit has been activated. The motorway has been closed to traffic.
List of resources deployed
- VSAV 1 Tain l’Hérmitage (TIN) - VSAV 2 Tain l’Hérmitage (TIN) - VSAV 1 St Vallier (SVL) - VSAV 2 St Vallier (SVL) - VSAV Chabeuil (CHB) - VSAV St Barthélémy de Vals (SBV) - VSAV Sainte Uze (SUZ) - VSAV La Valdaine (VDE) - VSAV Loriol (LOR) - VSAV 1 Montélimar (MTL) - VSAV 2 Montélimar (MTL) - VSAV 1 Drôme Valley (VDD) - VSAV 1 St Paul-Trois-Châteaux (SPL) - VSAV 1 St Marcel-les-Valence (SMV) - VSAV Barberolle (BBE) - VSAV Valence (VAL) - VSAV Le Chatelard (CTL) - VSAV Val de Berre (BER) - VLM St Paul-Trois-Châteaux (SPL) - VLM La Begude-de-Mazenc (LBM) - VSRM Tain-l’Hérmitage (TIN) - CEMF Romans-sur-Isère (ROM) - VPCE Romans-sur-Isère (ROM) - PCC Étoile-sur-Rhône (ETL) - PCC Anneyron (ANR) - PCC Sauzet (SZT) - VSEC Tain-l’Hérmitage (TIN) - UPMA Bancel (BCL) - VLHR Le Grand Serre (LGS) - VLHR Saulce-sur-Rhône (SLC) - VLHR Romans-sur-Isère (ROM) - VLHR La Valloire (VLE) - VL Saint-Rambert-d’Albon (SRA) - VL La Valdaine (VDE) - VL CDG - VL CDC - VL ODS - SMUR 38 Vienne - SMUR 07 Annonay - SMUR 26 Valence - Vinci Autoroutes (ASF)
🔴 Coach crash on the A7, in the #Drôme : 120 firefighters from the @SDIS26 are working alongside the #SAMU and the National Gendarmerie. A crisis unit has been activated at the prefecture (@Prefet26).
— Secours Info (@SecoursInfo) 26 May 2018