Four days after the fatal accident which claimed the lives of five children on the A7 motorway, the Valence prosecutor's office requested the opening of a judicial investigation against X for "manslaughter and unintentional injuries", said the prosecutor of the Republic of Valencia. Monday evening, a vehicle carrying nine people from the same family caught fire near Albon, in the Drôme. Five children aged 3 to 14 were killed in the crash. Four other members of the family, including a 7-year-old child and two adults with a vital prognosis, are currently still being cared for in hospitals in Lyon.
“We had this pattern in mind the night of the accident. The investigation will now continue in the long term under the responsibility of an investigating judge, ”said prosecutor Alex Perrin. “We are still in the process of confirming the identity of the victims and the technical investigation. The expertise is not over, ”he added, specifying that the vital prognosis of“ some ”of the four hospitalized victims is“ still underway ”.
The turbo breakage at the origin of the drama
In a preliminary report, the legal expert in mechanics concluded with the "breakdown of the turbo", which caused a "runaway then the fire of the engine and even perhaps of the passenger compartment". The vehicle, a Renault minivan dating from 2005, then rolled over several times. When questioned, the lawyer for the family from Vénissieux felt that the French car manufacturer "will have to answer for its responsibilities".
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