Bus plunges into river after trainee driver crash, massive rescue response: reports

A driver in training sent a [bus careening into the River](https://www.foxnews.com/us/watch-city-bus-comes-within-inches-disaster-elevated-overpass-during-rush-hour) Seine near Paris Thursday after hitting a parked car and veering off the road, triggering a massive rescue operation, according to BBC and Reuters. All four people on board were pulled to safety as more than 90 firefighters, divers and emergency crews — along with boats and a helicopter — responded, officials said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and [drug and alcohol tests](https://www.foxnews.com/us/pennsylvania-bus-driver-charged-endangering-dozens-elementary-students-intoxicated) came back negative. [**EMERGENCY CREWS RESPOND TO TOUR BUS ROLLOVER WITH DOZENS OF PATIENTS IN NEW YORK**](https://www.foxnews.com/us/emergency-crews-respond-tour-bus-rollover-dozens-patients-new-york) The incident happened in France's Juvisy-sur-Orge, about 12 miles south of Paris, as the driver was nearing the [end of her practical training](https://www.foxnews.com/media/florida-bus-driver-faces-child-neglect-charges-after-train-clips-vehicle-railroad-tracks), transport officials told the BBC. Authorities said the bus missed a turn near the riverbank, instead continuing straight and dragging a parked car into the water before plunging into the Seine, Reuters [reported](https://www.reuters.com/world/people-rescued-after-bus-falls-into-river-seine-near-paris-2026-04-30/). Dramatic images show the [bus partially submerged as rescue](https://www.foxnews.com/us/terrifying-video-shows-out-of-control-mta-bus-plowing-cars-bronx-injuring-8) crews surrounded it with some individuals on top of the vehicle while others worked in the water below. [**WILD VIDEO SHOWS SPEEDING CAR GOING AIRBORNE, EJECTS DRIVER INTO BACKYARD POOL**](https://www.foxnews.com/us/wild-video-shows-speeding-car-going-airborne-ejects-driver-backyard-pool) Witnesses described a chaotic response, with one saying it felt like "every firefighter in the department" had arrived as bystanders initially threw life rings into the river before first responders took over. [**TERRIFYING VIDEO SHOWS OUT-OF-CONTROL MTA BUS PLOWING INTO CARS IN THE BRONX, INJURING 8**](https://www.foxnews.com/us/terrifying-video-shows-out-of-control-mta-bus-plowing-cars-bronx-injuring-8) Officials later launched an internal investigation into what caused the crash. Video released later showed crews using cranes to pull the submerged bus from the river as helicopters circled overhead.