Overview
- The victims were two men aged 16 and 18 and two women aged 18, Portuguese nationals living in Switzerland who were traveling to Paris.
- The crash occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday on the D984/D984B at Collonges, where the car left the road, rolled, crossed a stream and came to rest upside down before igniting.
- The Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor has ordered autopsies, and early findings report no indication of alcohol or drug use, with forensic results pending.
- The investigation is being led by the Thoiry gendarmerie, and officials have reiterated road-safety appeals as locals question the roundabout’s lighting and design at the end of a dual carriageway.
- Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, offered condolences to the families and said he is monitoring the case in coordination with the office for Portuguese communities.