Joigny coach crash | |
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Details | |
Date | 3 June 1990 08:00 |
Location | Joigny |
Country | France |
Operator | Pineda Holidays |
Owner | Montego European Travel |
Incident type | single-vehicle crash |
Cause | Blowout caused by excessive speed |
Statistics | |
Passengers | 69 |
Deaths | 12 |
Injured | 61 |
The Joigny coach crash was a single-vehicle accident that occurred on the A6 autoroute in Joigny, Yonne, France, on 3 June 1990, when a British-registered double-decker coach crashed. In an attempt to make up for lost time, it was travelling in excess of 78 miles per hour (126 km/h) when a tyre blew out and it crashed, killing 12 passengers. The subsequent court case was subjected to a 13-year delay, becoming one of the lengthiest legal cases in France.
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