at the town hall of Cléry-Saint-André in Loiret. The report shows eight injuries, three of which were in absolute emergency.
A happy event that turns into tragedy. Saturday June 10, 2023, early in the afternoon, a motorist lost control of his car and hit a crowd present for a wedding ceremony in Cléry-Saint-André (Loiret) near Orléans. Several people were injured, including three seriously, announced the prefecture.
A MARRIAGE THAT TURNED INTO DRAMA
A wedding ceremony that turns into drama. The events took place on Saturday June 10, 2023, early in the afternoon, in Cléry-Saint-André, in Loiret, about twenty minutes southwest of Orléans. Around 2 p.m., a driver of a Renault Clio type vehicle lost control of his car and hit a crowd present for a wedding ceremony in this town of 3,400 inhabitants.
THE PREFECTURE EXPLAINS THE FACTS
“While a wedding ceremony was taking place at the town hall of Cléry-Saint-André, a car hit people present near the town hall for this ceremony,” explains the prefecture in a press release. “According to a first provisional assessment, there are three people in absolute emergency and five people in relative emergency,” details the same source, adding that the latter were evacuated to the hospital.
MOBILIZED FIREFIGHTERS AND GENDARMES
A medico-psychological emergency unit was set up in the Cléry-Saint-André community hall, to accommodate the people present at the time of the accident, numbering 75, even if they were not injured. . Nearly 70 firefighters were mobilized as well as 3 SMUR teams including a helicopter. 25 gendarmes were also on site, accompanied by approved civil security associations.
CALL FOR WITNESS
“The Loiret prefecture and the Orléans public prosecutor’s office are calling on people who have photographs of the event to make them available to the services for the purposes of investigations.” “But not to use it elsewhere, particularly on social networks,” we read in the press release.
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