Three die in Polish coach crash in France -police

PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) A bus carrying Polish tourists crashed in northern France early today, killing three people and seriously injuring 11 others, French police said.

A police spokesman said the accident happened on a motorway slip road leading to a rest area near the town of Dunkirk, close to the Belgian border.

Between 40 and 50 people were on the bus at the time of the crash, shortly before dawn.

Some 26 Polish pilgrims died in a coach crash in France last month.

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