On the night of Saturday, August 10 to Sunday, August 11, four people died in a car accident in the suburbs of Lyon. A fifth victim is in serious condition, said the relief.

Four people were killed and a fifth seriously injured in a road accident during the night from Saturday to Sunday in Vénissieux in the suburbs of Lyon, according to firefighters.

The victims were in a car that crashed against a wall. Firefighters intervened around 4am.

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According to the regional daily Le Progrès , four young people in their twenties, one man and three women, died in the accident. The fifth victim was hospitalized in a serious condition, according to the relief. The circumstances of the accident are not yet known.