It's not just on the road where speed can do damage.

Monday, shortly before 9 p.m., a collision between two speedboats injured several people in Les Sables-d'Olonne (Vendée).

The two pleasure craft were in an area where speed was not limited, reports the

Ouest-France

newspaper .

One was towing a water ski, specifies the daily.

A total of six people were on board.

All were transported to the hospital, with special attention for two of them who were “in relative emergency”.

The maritime gendarmerie of Sables-d'Olonne has opened an investigation.

According to the first elements, the two boats “did not see each other and collided”.

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