Eight Injured After Press Car Crashed Through Barriers 500 Metres Before Tour De France Stage Finish in Corrèze
One spectator was seriously injured and seven others had minor injuries after the press car hit barriers near the finish, authorities said.
- On Sunday, a press vehicle crashed into barriers near the finish line of the Tour in Ussel, injuring eight spectators, one of them seriously.
- The driver of the Equipe car 'fell ill' less than 500 meters from the finish line, causing the vehicle to strike the barriers lining the course.
- Stage 9 of the Tour had been shortened by 30 kilometers due to heatwave conditions, yet Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Premier Tech won the stage.
- The Tulle prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the accident; the driver has not been taken into custody, authorities stated.
- ASO, the Tour's organiser, declined to comment on the incident while Cyclingnews continues providing coverage of the 2026 race.
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Eight Fans Injured When Car Carrying Journalists Plows Into Crowd At The Tour De France
A driver reportedly lost control of a car carrying journalists along the finish straight of the Tour de France and drove into fans, injuring eight of them, on Sunday. Less than 500 meters from the finish line in Ussel, Correze, France, the driver of a vehicle carrying journalists from the French publication L’Equipe allegedly passed […] The post Eight Fans Injured When Car Carrying Journalists Plows Into Crowd At The Tour De France appeared firs…
Just before the finish line of the ninth stage of the Tour de France, an accident involving a vehicle accompanying the race occurred. As the convoy reached Ussel, a vehicle carrying journalists from the French sports newspaper L'Equipe crashed into a guardrail, injuring eight people, one seriously.
According to media reports, the driver of the press car probably suffered a weakness attack. In the region it was up to 40 degrees hot on Sunday.
The driver of the car "made a malaise" less than 500 meters from the finish line of the stage between Malemort and Ussel in Corrèze.
Shortly before the finish line of the ninth tour stage in Ussel, a press vehicle drives into a barrier. Eight people are injured, one of them severe. Reason is said to have been a "weak attack" of the driver.
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