a car loses control and rushes into a crowd, at least seven injured, two seriously

A motorist lost control of his vehicle and drove into pedestrians, injuring seven, two of whom are in serious condition, during a rally in Bordeaux, franceinfo learned from a source familiar with the matter on Saturday April 15. The facts took place in Bordeaux-Lac, a commercial area located north of Bordeaux, around 11 p.m. Friday evening.

The scene was filmed and relayed on social networks. We see a car take a turn at full speed, in what looks like an amateur “drift” rally, a kind of unofficial car race. The vehicle leaves the road and climbs onto the sidewalk where several dozen people are gathered.

Tonight at 11 p.m. in Bordeaux a motorist rushes into a crowd of people pic.twitter.com/Nad3q8m4Hu

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The driver and his three passengers fled. They were eventually identified, found and arrested by the police. According to information from franceinfo, it is not at this stage a deliberate act. The driver obviously lost control of his vehicle.

Seven people were injured, two of them in serious condition. It is an 18-year-old man and woman who were taken to hospital, learned France Bleu Gironde from the firefighters. According to the police at France Bleu Gironde, their vital prognosis is no longer engaged. In addition, the police custody of the four people arrested continued on Saturday morning.