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Ligue 1: a bus of Nice supporters stoned in the Rhône, one injured

2024-02-17T09:11:24.846Z

Highlights: A stone thrown on the A46 motorway crossed the windshield of the vehicle transporting Nice supporters to Lyon. The bus, which was carrying around thirty Nice supporters and two drivers, was hit by a stone, probably thrown from a bridge, which passed through the windshield and hit a passenger. A passenger was hit but did not want to be picked up. “No sporting rivalry justifies such behavior,” replied the Rhône prefect via X on the social network Twitter. The police are continuing their research in order to bring the perpetrators to justice.


A stone thrown on the A46 motorway crossed the windshield of the vehicle transporting Nice supporters to Lyon.


A bus of Nice supporters, returning from the OL-Nice match in Ligue 1, had its windshield crossed by a stone on the A46 motorway during the night from Friday to Saturday, we learned from the prefecture of the Rhône.

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A passenger was hit but did not want to be picked up.

The bus resumed its route after the findings, the prefecture said on Saturday.

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“No sporting rivalry justifies such behavior.

The Nice supporters and their drivers avoided what could have been a terrible accident while they were on the highway

,” replied the Rhône prefect via X.

“The police are continuing their research in order to bring the perpetrators to justice

,” she assured.

The incident took place around 12:45 a.m. Saturday on the A46, in the north-south direction near the Communay area.

The bus, which was carrying around thirty Nice supporters and two drivers, was hit by a stone, probably thrown from a bridge, which passed through the windshield and hit a passenger, the prefecture explained to AFP.

The vehicle stopped in the motorway area while the police and firefighters intervened.

Investigations are ongoing.

At the opening of the 22nd day of Ligue 1 on Friday, OL beat Nice 1-0 at home.

Source: lefigaro

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