Two teenagers died on Sunday, hit by a car that went off the road during a car rally near Wanze, a town located between Namur and Liège in Belgium, according to organizers.
The two victims, a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man, were killed by a car which, according to the organizers of the Condroz-Huy rally website, “went off the road and hit a small parapet before rolling to one side.” , hitting a group of spectators who were in an area prohibited to the public.
“An expert said the road was slippery,” said Renaud Xhonneux, a spokesman for the Liège prosecutor’s office.
several injured
The pilot and his co-pilot were subjected to alcohol tests that were negative and the investigation sought in particular to determine whether the two victims were in an area open to the public or not.
Renaud Xhonneux mentioned “injured” in the accident, however, without being able to indicate the exact number.
The organizers, who declared themselves “in mourning” on their website and sent their condolences to the families of the victims, assured that one of the pilots and another person had been taken to hospital but that their days were not over and they were not in danger.
The rally was called off in the wake of the tragedy and its final timed special was cancelled, as was the trophy ceremony.
Source: BFM TV
