French student misses bus, crashes car, dropped off to exam by police (BBC)
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A French student who crashed his father’s car while rushing to sit an exam got to take the test after being dropped off by police, officials say.
Loïc, 18, was desperate to take his baccalaureate exam on Monday after missing the bus, and so took the car.
He reportedly lost control of the vehicle on a turn, hitting a guardrail on the opposite side of the road.
After checking his condition, police in the small town of Albi delivered him to school just minutes before the exam. Read more
