Dazzled by the sun, a motorist mows down a group of cyclists: 2 people injured in Haute-Garonne

the essential A group of cyclists was hit by a car this Saturday morning in Coueilles in Haute-Garonne. Four people were affected, two of them a little more seriously. A bike ride almost turned tragic this Saturday morning in Coueilles in the south of Haute-Garonne, near L’Isle-en-Dodon. Around 9:15 a.m., a car hit a group of cyclists, injuring four people, two of whom were more seriously affected in the pelvis in particular. The victims are a man and a woman from Samatan in the Gers, a man from Lombez in the Gers and a fourth person from L’Isle-en-Dodon in Haute-Garonne. They are between forty and fifty years old. The lives of these victims are not in danger. A first provisional assessment reported two people in absolute emergency. 14 firefighters and 6 vehicles responded to the accident. Photo DDM, Laurent Dard According to witnesses, the car which mowed down the cyclists came from behind. The accident happened on a bend in a climb. The driver of this white Peugeot 206 would have apparently been dazzled by the sun and would not have seen the cyclists on the side. It seems that she was not driving very fast. The firefighters mobilized fourteen firefighters and six vehicles. The police opened an investigation.