A 19-year-old young man was seriously injured at the end of the day on Sunday during a wild motocross race in Avignon (Vaucluse).

According to the first elements collected by the investigators, the pilot would have collided head-on with another motorcyclist while the two machines were performing a rear wheel, reports

La Provence

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The victim was taken to hospital in serious condition by the emergency services.

She suffers from multiple fractures.

The other pilot goes to the hospital himself

On their arrival at the scene, on the banks of the Durance, the police discovered about fifty people present for illegal races.

The pilot who hit the victim was also injured and made his own way to the hospital.

Aged 21, he allegedly consumed narcotics and carried weed and cannabis with him.

The young adult would have initially refused the blood samples requested by the officials.

But the analyzes were finally able to be carried out.

The police were also to hear the victim as part of the opening of a preliminary investigation.

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  • Motorbike

  • Accident

  • Avignon