essential Josaia Raisuqe, a faithful player of the Castres Olympique, lost his life this morning in a collision between his car and a train to a level of Saïx, in the Tarn. The world of rugby is in shock.
A terrible accident occurred this morning in Saïx, in the Tarn. A car collided with a train at the level crossing located near the Lévézou training center. The shock, of extreme violence, cost the driver of the vehicle who would have been towed about 200 meters. Man died instantly.
According to the first information gathered, the victim is Josaia Raisuqe, Fijian player of the Olympic Castres. Aged 30, the athlete has been playing in the club since 2021, the year of his arrival in the Tarn. A few minutes before the accident, the player was at the club’s training center.
-CO players on the scene of the accident
The exact circumstances of the drama remain to be clarified. An investigation was opened to determine the causes of this collision. The announcement of this brutal death arouses great emotion in the world of rugby and within the local community. Several CO players went there.
The driver, a controller and the 21 passengers on the train, not injured but shocked, were taken care of by a bus chartered by the SNCF.
At the end of the morning the Castres Olympique modified its profile photo on social networks, to insert a logo on a black background, synonymous with mourning.
