A collision between two motocross bikes cost the life of an 18-year-old girl on a boulevard in Bassens (Gironde), Sunday November 24, 2024, in the early evening. Two other people aged 19 were seriously injured and taken to hospital. At the time of their treatment by emergency services, their condition was considered an absolute emergency, specifies South West .
An investigation has been opened. The first elements collected showed that the deceased victim was the passenger of one of the two-wheelers, which the other vehicle would have hit from the side, indicates the regional daily. “It’s a path where young people are used to coming to have funcommented Mayor Alexandre Rubio. So much so that we installed rumble strips to deter them. »
Relatives in shock
The councilor expressed his sadness but also the helplessness he feels. He explained in particular that he had gone to the scene a few hours before the fatal collision. “to ask them to leave. But they come back systematically. »
France Blue Gironde reports that the young people involved in the accident were practicing urban rodeo. The emergency services also took care of members of the young adult's family, present on site and shocked.
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