Millas train-bus collision
| Perpignan crash | |
|---|---|
Area map of the crash site with routes of school bus (yellow line) and train (purple line) before collision. | |
| Details | |
| Date | 14 December 2017 around 16:00 CET (15:00 UTC) |
| Location | Millas, Arrondissement of Perpignan, Occitanie |
| Coordinates | 42°41′08″N 2°42′14″E / 42.68547°N 2.70399°E |
| Country | France |
| Line | Perpignan – Villefranche-de-Conflent |
| Operator | SNCF |
| Incident type | Collision with a road vehicle on a level crossing |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths | 6 (the fifth victim died the day after the crash, the sixth was announced on 18 December) |
| Injured | 24 |
The Perpignan crash occurred on about 4pm 14 December 2017 at a level crossing in the commune of Millas, in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales, between a coach carrying high school students and a TER train, which connects Villefranche - Vernet-les-Bains and Perpignan stations.
Six pupils on board were killed and 24 were seriously injured by the accident. Trains between Perpignan and Villefranche were cancelled.