- The tragic incident took place on Saturday, June 22 in the town of Orches.
A British woman died and her elderly husband was left in critical condition after suffering a brutal accident during a vintage car rally in western France this weekend.
The tragic incident took place on Saturday, June 22, around noon, when two men traveling at high speed in an Audi A3 collided with the couple’s red Mazda MX-5, just meters from an intersection on the D757 road in Orches, in the north of Vienna.
Heartbreaking images showed how the small red convertible had crumpled after the impact, while the Audi rolled onto its roof and also suffered significant damage.
The British passenger, 77, was pulled from her mangled convertible along with her husband, who was driving at the time of the horrific collision, and the two were rushed to hospital, but doctors said she went into cardiac arrest shortly after. arrive and that it could not be recovered. saved.
His 82-year-old partner remains in a coma after undergoing life-saving surgery for a collapsed lung, a hospital source said. The New Republic that his prognosis remains uncertain.
The tragic incident took place on Saturday, June 22, around noon, when two men traveling at high speed in an Audi A3 collided with the couple’s red Mazda MX-5 at an intersection in Orches, north of Vienna.
His fatal accident with the Audi A3 occurred near an intersection on a paved straight in Orches, and investigators believe the driver of the Audi A3 was driving erratically.
Authorities are now reviewing dash cam footage taken from the wreckage of the Mazda MX-5 to establish the exact circumstances of the crash.
The two occupants of the Audi, a 26-year-old Spaniard born in Ecuador and a 35-year-old whose nationality is still unclear, suffered fractures in the accident but escaped unharmed.
Both face charges of manslaughter, but neither accepts responsibility and refuses to tell police which of them was behind the wheel, according to French media reports.
The accident occurred on this section of the road, meters from a crossing next to the house called ‘La Folie’.
One of the men reportedly had his driving license suspended at the time of the accident, but it is currently unclear which man was driving the Audi.
Michel Loreille, president of the Chinon Classic rally involving British seniors, expressed his deep regret over the incident.
‘The couple were regular participants and attended our rally for the last four or five years. Approximately a third of our participants are British,” said Loreille.
French authorities have been coordinating with the British consulate to inform the families of the victims.
Investigators said the process has been complicated by administrative challenges related to Brexit.