Two vehicles collided around 12:15 p.m. on the RN149 near Chiché, south-east of Bressuire. A road known to be accident prone.
Six young victims between 18 and 24 years old
The accident claimed six young victims. Two of them were transported in absolute urgency to the University Hospital of Poitiers. One by road, the other by helicopter. Another passenger in absolute emergency was also transported by air to the Angers University Hospital.
The three other injured people involved in the accident were taken to the Center Hospitalier Nord Deux-Sèvres, in Faye-l’Abbesse. 28 firefighters were mobilized, as well as a group from the Bressuire gendarmerie to help these victims who are between 18 and 24 years old.
An investigation was opened by the gendarmes to determine the causes of the accident.