Sixteen Brits injured including six kids in horror bus crash in the Alps as head-on smash with 4×4 sparks airlift rescue

A HORROR bus crash in the French Alps has left 16 British holidaymakers – including six kids – injured. The smash between a minibus and a 4×4 near the town of Albertville seriously injured two adults, according to the local officials. The accident happened near Albertville the French Alps The minibus was carrying 11 people on their way to Geneva Airport from the Alps during the busy half-term ski season.  French officials said the 4×4 was travelling from the airport to Peisey-Vallandry in the La Plagne and Les Arcs resort areas when the accident happened on Sunday, reports The Times. More than 30 firefighters and two helicopters were sent to the scene of the crash. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined but officials say driver had not been drinking or taking drugs.  “One of the vehicles clearly left its side of the road but we don’t know which one yet,” a spokesman for the local police said. Those injured in the crash were taken by air and road to hospitals in Chambéry, Albertville and Grenoble. Sunday was one of the busiest days of the year on the region’s roads. Traffic was made worse due to the large number of spectators and support staff from the World Ski Championships in Courchevel and Méribel. More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online.Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.