Clément Pédron, media365: published on Thursday 08 May 2025 at 10:05 p.m.
Josaia Raisuqe, winger of Castres Olympique died this Thursday morning in a car accident. According to the prosecutor, the player’s car has crossed the barriers of a level passage.
The whole city of Castres is still in shock after the brutal death of Josaia Raisuqe, CO winger, occurring this Thursday morning around 8:00 am in a road accident. Several hours after the announcement of his disappearance, many condolence messages logically flocked to the social networks of the current 5th of Top 14. Since this tragic event, the circumstances of the drama are becoming clearer. first, the Fijian died after being hit, behind the wheel of his car, by a train up to a level crossing in Saïx, between the Castres Olympic training center and his home. The player had “forgotten business at home”. According to information from the Parisian who cites the department’s firefighters, the driver and a train controller were evacuated, unharmed, but in shock. No passenger was injured either. The wingers of Co him died “on the scene” of the accident.
He would have crossed the barriers of a level crossing
In the afternoon, Elodie Bugel, a publication of the Castres Republic, spoke through a statement while confirming the opening of a “investigation in search of the causes of death”. According to the representative of the public prosecutor, it appears, after the collection of the first testimonies, that “the vehicle would have crossed the security barriers and was struck by the locomotive”. “Technical and scientific” investigations were carried out “in particular to determine the exact circumstances of the collision (entry of data from the black box of the train, investigation on the proper functioning of the level passage). »» Still according to the prosecutor, the driver’s driver’s screenings are negative. Le Figaro indicates for its part that it is an “old -fashioned” level passage, with alternate barriers that do not cover the entire road. The media adds that among the witnesses of this tragic accident, there are several Castres teammates whose names have not filtered.
