Barge-Tour Boat Crash in Paris Kills Tourist
A glass-covered tour boat carrying 500 people on the Seine River collided with a barge near Notre Dame Cathedral, killing one person, officials said Friday.
Manuel Bessa, 28, a Portuguese student on the tour boat, was killed when he was struck in the head by an open window that swung shut in the impact of the collision, police said.
Police said the captains of the vessels blamed each other for the crash Thursday night between the Notre Dame and Arcole bridges in one of the most picturesque spots of central Paris.
Firefighters treated 10 people for shock and took 10 others suffering from sprains and bruises to hospitals, according to police.
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