The toll of the accident that killed five children "is likely to increase"

• The accident of a minivan of a family from Vénissieux (Rhône) killed five children from 3 to 14 years old, Monday evening on the A7 motorway, near Albon (Drôme).
• The other four people in the minivan were taken care of in hospitals in Lyon. "These are serious burns, we can imagine the worst", just announced this Tuesday Hugues Moutouh, prefect of Drôme,

A family from Vénissieux (Rhône) experienced an absolute tragedy on Monday evening on the A7 motorway. A minivan road accident at Albon (Drôme) resulted in the death of five children aged 3 to 14 years. Four other members of the family are currently being cared for in hospitals in Lyon. The prognosis is vital for three of them, including a 7-year-old child.

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“These are serious burns, we can imagine the worst. We risk having a heavier balance sheet in the coming hours, the next few days, ”warns Hugues Moutouh, the prefect of the department on Tuesday. This fatal accident sparked a stir as far as Brussels, where Emmanuel Macron addressed "a thought for the families of the five children who were killed and other victims who are between life and death" at the beginning of his conference. hurry.

Children lost their lives this evening in a terrible road accident in the Drôme. I share the immense pain of the relatives of the victims. My thoughts are also with the wounded and all those mobilized by their side.

A drama due to a technical problem?

The Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, and that of Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari went on site during the night from Monday to Tuesday. The track of the technical problem is mentioned for this minivan which caught fire before going off the road in a field. "Before falling into unconsciousness, the driver of the vehicle said that he had desperately tried to brake and that the brakes were no longer responding," reported the prefect.

On Vinci Autoroutes videos, “we see him heading towards the emergency lane at high speed, then there are three or four rolls. The vehicle is already on fire, and then there is a generalized conflagration after the rollovers and the vehicle is completely crushed on the roof ”. "We are 22 killed since the beginning of the year in the Drôme", deplores Hugues Moutouh, while a passenger on a motorcycle also died Monday on the A7.

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