The traces are still visible this morning of New Year’s Eve in the La Bastide district of Limoges. On New Year’s Eve, a 26-year-old young man was killed in a road accident on rue Détaillé.
A 26-year-old young woman and a 23-year-old young man who were inside the vehicle were seriously injured and taken to hospital in absolute emergency. A 19-year-old woman, slightly injured, was also hospitalized.
Trapped in the vehicle
The accident took place around 4:30 a.m. The car crashed into a high-voltage meter placed on the sidewalk. The four young people on board found themselves trapped in the vehicle. When help arrived, the car was on fire.
“I live on the eighth floor and I heard the shock,” said a local resident this Wednesday morning, pointing to the building located opposite the street where the accident occurred. I saw that the car had caught fire. »
The fire brigade intervention lasted almost two hours. An investigation has been opened to determine the causes and circumstances of this fatal accident.