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

A motorist lost control of his vehicle and drove into pedestrians, injuring six, two of whom are in serious condition, during a rally in Bordeaux, franceinfo learned from a source familiar with the matter, Saturday April 15. The facts took place in Bordeaux-Lac, a commercial area located north of Bordeaux, Friday April 14 around 11:15 p.m.

The scene was filmed and relayed on social networks. We see a Citroën C3 take a bend at full speed, during a “run“, be one “unauthorized racing on public roads” according the terms of the Bordeaux prosecutor’s office. 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 fled, but “pursued by witnesses who end up blocking him in the town of Bassens”, he was finally arrested with three other passengers by the police. The suspects were taken into custody for “determine very exactly the circumstances of this accident”confirms the prosecution.

According to information from franceinfo, it is not at this stage a deliberate act. The driver, a Bordelais born in 1990, clearly lost control of his vehicle. The other three people were born in 1992, 2001 and 2003.

Six people were injured, including a 17-year-old minor, according to the results of the Bordeaux prosecutor’s office published on Saturday April 15 at the end of the morning. Two of them are in serious condition. They are an 18-year-old man and woman who were taken to hospital. According to the police, at France Bleu Gironde, their vital prognosis is no longer engaged.