Four young people, including a 16-year-old minor, were killed in a road accident in Libourne (Gironde) during the night from Saturday to Sunday.
Two people were taken into custody.
An investigation has been opened for “manslaughter”.
The tragedy occurred around 2:30 a.m., during the night from Saturday to Sunday, on the RD 1089 in Libourne (Gironde). Four young people, including a 16-year-old minor and three aged 19 to 20, were killed in a road accident, Libourne public prosecutor Loïs Raschel said in a press release this Sunday. A fifth passenger, hospitalized, “suffers from numerous fractures but his vital prognosis is not in jeopardy”.
Two people driving “other vehicles” were taken into custody on Sunday afternoon, added the prosecutor, indicating that they had opened an investigation for “involuntary manslaughter”.
The hypothesis of a chase
According to a Source close to the AFP investigation, the hypothesis “loss of control of the vehicle after a chase between young people”potentially a “game”is considered.
According to the mayor of Libourne Philippe Buisson, the victims came from Coutras, a small town located in the northeast of Gironde. “The violence of the shock was such that I am going to mobilize a psychological unit for first responders from the emergency and gendarmerie services,” the elected official said by telephone to AFP.
