Changes aim to reduce cycling accidents in France A new report has issued recommendations on how road users can share the 鈥榩ublic highway鈥� more effectively
Photo: mystery of upside-down camping car in ditch in Brittany The vehicle was found in an almost vertical position with no one inside or at the scene
Child, 11, seriously hurt after falling from ski lift at French resort They were airlifted to hospital yesterday
news Human error may have caused Val Thorens ski lift crash, says prosecutor The crash injured eight workers, including two severely
SNCF guilty of involuntary homicide for 2015 accident that killed 11 Two workers have also been handed suspended prison sentences
Too many drivers in France do not have insurance 鈥楧riving without insurance is the worst kind of gamble,鈥� a victims guarantee fund says, after payouts increased by 28% in 2023
PHOTOS: Bridge in south of France collapses, lorry falls with it Driver airlifted to hospital after stone bridge gives way
Man sacrifices car in heroic act in France - strangers buy him new one Hundreds of people stepped in after the man鈥檚 insurance company refused to pay out
Briton鈥檚 parachute fails in 140m French base jump - and he survives A tree broke his fall and he was lucky enough to drop just as some French fishermen were nearby and could help
American and Briton die in separate sports accidents in French Alps The American tourist died 鈥榮peed riding鈥� while the Briton died in a skiing accident. A second Briton also died this week after suffering a heart-attack while skiing
Three injured as small plane forced to land near flats in Paris suburb The emergency landing was a result of suspected engine failure
Fatal plane crash near Nantes: brother of French singer among victims G茅rard Leclerc was one of France鈥檚 most prominent political commentators, and half-brother of singer Julien Clerc
French village resorts to bizarre way of stopping cars from speeding Forget cameras, squiggly white lines could be the new way of slowing cars
Appeal for help over son鈥檚 mystery death at French ski resort Patrick Findlay鈥檚 body was found at the foot of a cliff 鈥� his mother is calling for anyone who saw him to come forward
iPhone raises alert as confuses skiing with accidents in France Ski resort says a new safety feature in the phones is causing confusion as it is automatically calls the emergency services in case of steep slopes and sudden stops
Renault 'faulty engine victims' set Sunday deadline for payout deal Lawyer and class action group say they will start court action if the manufacturer does not act now
Three family members die after being swept away by wave in Brittany Two adults and one of their children, aged 12, were walking by the sea after a family fishing trip when the tragedy happened. Their three other children were with them but unharmed
30 years on: Remembering France鈥檚 Furiani football disaster On May 5, 1992, a terrace at the Armand-Cesari Stadium in Corsica collapsed during a semi-final match, killing 19 people
New York subway train hits and kills two French graffiti artists The pair have been described as two artists on the rise in Toulouse who had a dream of tagging the famed subway
Taxi driver in fatal Paris crash lodges complaint against Tesla The driver who crashed a Tesla Model 3, killing one person and injuring 20 others, is under investigation for alleged manslaughter
Father calls for stricter ski rules in France after son, 7, badly hurt The boy spent days in intensive care after being hit by a dangerous skier, prompting calls for reckless skiers to have their passes revoked
Channel deaths: French rescuers 鈥榲ery probably鈥� received distress call At least 27 people died while trying to cross to England on November 24. French maritime authorities had claimed that they did not know about the incident until hours after it occurred
鈥業 feared for my life as engine failed at speed on French motorway鈥� Hundreds of drivers join group suing Renault over faulty engines. One driver who started a website for people to share their experiences claims Renault knew about the fault in 2015, a claim Renault denies
Safe landing after Air France plane engine catches fire mid-flight Passengers on the flight from Paris to Perpignan reported 鈥榮ilent panic鈥� and flames 鈥榓t least two metres high鈥� coming from under one of the wings
Confusion over French adventurer death: Portugal denies finding body The team of Jean-Jacques Savin, 75, said his body had been found with his capsized 鈥榗anoe鈥� but now this is disputed
Calls for compulsory helmets on French ski pistes following death There are also calls for piste colour allocation to be re-examined on a case by case basis
Tributes flood in for French actor Gaspard Ulliel after fatal accident The C茅sar winning actor was skiing in Savoie when he collided with another skier at the joining of two blue runs. He was 37
Man charged with manslaughter over ski crash which killed girl, five Oph茅lie was hit 鈥榓t high speed鈥� by the skier as she took part in a lesson on a blue run
French hospitals to set flat fee of 鈧�19.61 for A&E care from January 1 The charge will only apply to patients who are not hospitalised after their visit, with reductions for certain other categories of people
What are rules should I hit a deer or boar while driving in France? There are certain steps that drivers involved in such collisions should take to ensure that the road is made safe and that 鈥� if relevant 鈥� they can claim on their insurance
Report finds 770,000 people driving in France without valid licence These drivers were involved in 6% of fatal accidents in 2020. The number of people driving without a licence has risen by more than 50% in six years, a new road safety report finds
UK inquest says submarine not cause of 2004 sinking of French boat Five French fishermen lost their lives when their boat, the Bugaled Breizh, suddenly sank off the coast of Cornwall. Speculation that a military submarine was involved has now been ruled out by a British court
Final report of UK inquest into sinking of French fishing boat delayed The Bugaled Breizh went down in 2004. An inquest is now seeking to find out if it sank due to a fishing accident or the accidental involvement of a military submarine
Fan who caused Tour de France rider pile-up with sign appears in court Lawyers have called for a four-month suspended prison sentence for the 31-year-old Breton woman. They say they want her case to serve as an example so it never happens again
UK inquest into mysterious sinking of French fishing boat begins Five French crewmen died when their boat suddenly sank off the coast of Cornwall in 2004. A French inquest proved inconclusive, and now a new hearing in the UK hopes to shed more light on the incident
Why road accident reduction in France is not entirely good news Official figures published this week showed number of road accidents went down by nearly 20% between 2010 and 2019, but that European target was still way off
Paralysed British rugby star will return to France after UK treatment Rugby player James Lasis suffered a life-threatening injury playing for his French club Stade Ni莽ois in Nice. He vows to return to France after rehabilitation
21 drivers fined 鈧�135 for filming road accident scene in east France Gendarmerie in Marne called the behaviour 鈥榬isky and inappropriate鈥�
Body of missing British hiker found by her partner in Pyrenees The remains of Esther Dingley have been discovered along with items of her equipment in the mountains on the border of France and Spain; part of a skull found last month has also been confirmed to be hers
New 鈧�18 set fee to visit A&E in France From September 2021, anyone visiting A&E in France for whatever reason will have to pay a fixed sum of 鈧�18
Major work needed to ensure safety of France's bridges Between 20,000-25,000 bridges across France still need major work doing to ensure they are safe, a senator has said, one year after the Mirepoix-sur-Tarn collapse tragedy
Laws affecting swimming pool owners in France As a swimming pool owner, are you liable for accidents that happen in your pool when you鈥檙e not there?
Turbocharger blamed for fatal crash on French autoroute Five children from the same family died in accident
TGV derailment in eastern France caused by landslide A TGV derailment in eastern France yesterday morning - which injured 22 people, and is continuing to cause TGV disruption - was caused by a landslide, early investigations have shown.
Teenager killed in bridge collapse in southwest France Two vehicles plunged into river when suspension bridge failed in Haute-Garonne
France's demoralised hospital workers take to streets Striking staff march in Paris in protest over low pay and relentless pressure in emergency departments
33 hurt in Paris-London bus crash in northern France Flixbus has set up an emergency call-number for anyone concerned about family members
Drivers in France warned over phone use while driving Drivers in France are being warned over using their mobile phone while driving, with rising numbers of motorway accidents being linked to illegal mobile use while on the road.
First e-scooter death in France The first fatal road accident involving an electric scooter is being investigated by Paris police after a 25-year-old rider died in a collision with a van.
Man dies in first fatal scooter road crash in Paris Paris police are investigating the first ever fatal road accident involving an electric scooter in the capital after a 25-year-old man died in a collision with a van this week.
France's road toll falls 15.5% with 46 fewer deaths Road deaths fell 15.5% in August with 251 people killed against the 297 in August 2017.
Millas train-bus crash 鈥榖arrier鈥� inquiry still ongoing Investigations are still underway to establish the details of the train-bus crash in Millas, in which six people died.
Investigations continue into Perpignan bus-train crash Investigations are still ongoing to establish what happened in a fatal crash between a school bus and a train near Perpignan
Double arm transplant woman vows to play piano again A woman who was the first ever in France to receive a double-arm 鈥渢ransplant鈥� has survived and vowed to play the piano again one day.
Father and son survive 30-metre Brittany bridge fall A father and son from Vosges have made a miraculous escape after plunging 30 metres from a Brittany bridge in their car.
M茅tro recruits 鈥榓ir hostesses鈥� AIR hostesses and stewards have been demonstrating safety measures on board the Paris M茅tro, in a bid to cut the number of accidents.
Optician shop boar makes a spectacle Staff in an opticians could not believe their eyes when a wild boar strolled in through the front door as if looking for an appointment.
