Hautes-Pyrénées: the pilot of a motorcycle and his passenger killed in a collision with a car

the essential A dramatic traffic accident occurred at the beginning of the afternoon in Aureilhan in the Hautes-Pyrénées. A motorcycle rider and his passenger died in a collision with a car. A terrible traffic accident occurred at the beginning of the afternoon on the RN 21 in Aureilhan in the Hautes-Pyrénées. The two occupants of a motorcycle died in an impact with a passenger car. The two-wheeler was traveling in the Aureilhan-Orleix direction on the RN 21 while a car was arriving from Orleix in the other direction. The car turned left to enter rue de l’Aubépine. The motorcycle apparently could not avoid the collision. The two-wheeler hit the vehicle very hard at the left rear. The pilot and the passenger, who were wearing helmets, were violently thrown to the ground several tens of meters away. As soon as the alert was given, the firefighters dispatched significant rescue resources alongside a team from the SMUR. Police officers from the Tarbes police station are also on site. They secure the area to allow rescuers to intervene in safe conditions. An investigation is opened to determine the circumstances of the accident.