The terrible wait of families after the accident which left five dead in Gaillac

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It's a tragedy that happens, fortunately, very rarely. Five dead in same car accident. It was at Gaillacin the Tarnon the night of Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 17, 2024. A tragedy coupled with a terrible wait, that of the families of the victims. Because the day after the shock, they have still not been officially identified.

It was around 4:45 a.m. when a car, a Renault Capturhit a tree on RD988. The emergency services tried to resuscitate, in vain, one of the people present not far from the car, she had been ejected from vehicle. She is the only one whose identity is known. It is abouta young man in his twenties.

Circumstances still unclear

Because for the others, we will have to wait for an autopsy to certify their presence on board. The car had caught fire. The police and firefighters were only able to note the presence of four bodies in the charred vehicle.

“The circumstances of the accident have not been established,” responded the Tarn prefecture, a few hours after the tragedy.

Autopsies will take place tomorrow

“The flagrant investigation, carried out by the head ofmanslaughter by vehicle driver, aims to identify the victims and the circumstances of the accident, an accident which, at present, only seems to involve a single vehicle,” specified the prosecution.

“The autopsies will take place tomorrow at the Toulouse medico-legal institute”, specifies prosecutor Stéphanie Bazart at Occitanie News.

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