The 30 -year -old Fidjian player went to training Thursday morning when his car was struck by a train to a level passage, in Saïx, in the Tarn.
Published the 08/05/2025 11:19
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Josaia Raisuqe, rugby player of Castres Olympique, was killed on Thursday May 8, around 10 am, in a collision between his car and a TER at a level crossing in Saïx, near Castres, in the Tarn, learned “here Occitanie” (ex France Bleu) from a member of the club and the Tarn firefighters, confirming information from information La Dépêche du Midi.
The Fijian went to training in the center of Lévézou. Around 10 a.m., Tarn firefighters intervened for a collision between a car and a TER train, on the Toulouse-Mazamet line. The driver of the car, Josaia Raisuqe, winger of Castres Olympique, was killed instantly. The player was 30 years old, he was holder at Derby in Toulouse on April 26.
The driver of the train and the controller were taken care of by the firefighters, in shock. The 21 TER passengers finished their bus trip, chartered by the SNCF.
