The evening with friends turned to tragedy. This Sunday, 1 to 24 pm, a car type Citroën Berlingo, rolled over several times before hitting an embankment; she ended up in a ditch on the secondary road D17.
In the vehicle, there were fourteen young people. Four of them died: three young men (two are from Pontivy, the third of Pleugriffet), and a girl of 15 years (originally it, Crédin)
In a statement,. the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the ten other young people are injured “in serious condition” .
A 16 year old man was taken by helicopter Dragon 56: severely affected the spine, he was admitted to the neurosurgery department at University Hospital of Rennes
The driver does. had no driving license
The driver and 13 passengers were all minors (between 14 and 17 years according to the first accounts) and originating Rohan sector .
There are already “two obvious causes of this accident, driving without a license (young driver) and vehicle overload” , said Sunday afternoon Yann Le Bris, deputy prosecutor of Vannes, during a press briefing at the gendarmerie de Rohan, the municipality where the tragedy took place. The vehicle was the father of the driver, informed the magistrate.
“Only passengers of the hearing will shed light on the accident’s circumstances” , he said.
None of the victims has yet been heard because of their status, said the magistrate, without giving details about it. “Blood samples were taken at the driver but the results are not known” and are expected Tuesday or Wednesday, he said.
The people shocked
“This is a disaster that should not happen,” , commented, very moved, Mayor Town Bernard Nizan.
“These kids were busy partying” , he continued, stressing the incomprehension at such a tragedy. “I personally know very well a family that has just lost one of his children to 17″ , he testified.
A psychological cell was set up at the town hall for the youth of the town. Many families, relatives and anonymous, in tears, gathered there, greeted by the mayor and the deputy prefect.
At the scene of the accident, the broom of nearby residents, came meditate, has not stopped Sunday afternoon.
“One of my buddies was in the car”
Fabien, 16, has learned the drama early this morning. “I just learned that one of my friends was in the vehicle, I do not really know where they went. He was hospitalized in Rennes. “
The floor Vannes and gendarmerie will hold a press conference in Rohan, late afternoon.
The support of the Ministry of
Inside “The very first thoughts minister (Bernard Cazeneuve) are with the family and relatives of the young victims, faced with this terrible pain, to whom he addresses its support in this ordeal “, writes the Interior Ministry, in a statement.
” The investigation that started will determine causes and responsibilities of this tragic accident “, he added.
“The interior minister has instructed the first weeks of summer to all prefects, for the vigilance of the forces of order in these days of holiday departures is complete. This accident is dramatically remember that every day on the roads of France, nine people are killed and 100 are seriously injured. In 2014, 228 miners were killed on the roads “, said the ministry.
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