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Overview
- A Renault Clio left the D603 near Sainte-Aulde around 3:45–4:00 a.m. and slammed into a roadside plane tree, killing three occupants at the scene.
- The Meaux prosecutor says excessive speed with suspected nitrous oxide inhalation are likely factors, citing a balloon found in the driver’s mouth and a canister in the car.
- The driver was 19 and had held a license for about six weeks, and investigators reported very poor visibility from fog on a straight stretch of road.
- No other vehicle was involved, and a fourth occupant was evacuated in critical condition to Henri‑Mondor Hospital in Créteil.
- Twenty‑three firefighters responded, the La Ferté‑sous‑Jouarre territorial brigade is leading the inquiry, and toxicology analyses are pending.