The circumstances of the accident which cost the lives of five young people aged 17 to 20 in Ardeche Friday have gotten clearer. The driving force of the automobile which left the highway was driving at an “extreme” velocity in line with preliminary findings, the Privas prosecutor’s workplace stated this Saturday. “It outcomes from the primary investigations and particularly from the primary hearings of witnesses that the driving force of the accident car was driving at extreme velocity on a slim and winding highway earlier than the tragedy,” underlines the prosecution in a press launch.
The 5 victims, born between 2006 and 2009, are 4 males and one girl, he specifies. A bunch of ten younger folks from Rhônedivided into two automobiles, had been searching for a swimming spot and had been touring within the Cance valley between Sarras and Vernosc-les-Annonay early Friday afternoon. One of many two automobiles, which was carrying 5 younger folks, left the highway earlier than falling round twenty meters right into a ravine and burst into flames.
An open investigation
The occupants of the second car, who arrived somewhat later on the scene of theaccidentalerted the emergency companies. The automobile was on hearth when firefighters arrived, who discovered 5 charred our bodies within the passenger compartment. “Forensic investigations and toxicological analyzes are underway,” indicated the prosecution, which opened an investigation looking for the causes of dying.
Important sources had been dedicated: in whole, 42 firefighters participated within the intervention, together with a nautical group and a Grimp group (intervention group in harmful environments). A sufferer assist affiliation was contacted with a purpose to assist all of the victims and their households and a medical-psychological emergency unit (CUMP) was activated by the prefecture.
