Although jumps are prohibited there, the Devil's Bridge, in the town of Aniane in the Hérault, is the scene of serious accidents every year.

On Tuesday, two teenagers collided after setting off at almost the same time.

The first to reach the water was hit by the second, requiring the intervention of firefighters.

Aged 16, he was airlifted to Montpellier University Hospital.

Regularly, deaths, cases of tetraplegia or paraplegia...

The place is known for the presence of many rocks, that of currents which can suck the divers and the risks of badly entering the water, which can become as hard as concrete at this height.

These dangers are indicated by many signs on site but they still regularly lead to deaths, or even cases of quadriplegia or paraplegia.

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