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Two Riders Die After Wrong-Way Motocross Slams Into Tractor in Villefranche-sur-Saône

Authorities are reviewing roundabout CCTV to determine how the collision unfolded.

Overview

  • The local prosecutor reports the riders, aged 22 and 12, entered the Belleroche roundabout against traffic before the crash.
  • Only one rider wore a helmet and the motocross was not road-legal, according to early investigative findings.
  • Emergency services deployed 26 firefighters and a Sécurité Civile helicopter, but both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The tractor driver was treated for shock and was physically unharmed.
  • Police have opened an inquiry, and early media accounts had conflicted on the victims' ages and the type of work vehicle involved.