It's an absolute tragedy.
Three children lost their lives following a road accident which occurred this Sunday, around 6:30 p.m., on the N 104 outside Servon.
Polytraumatized, their mother was evacuated by Samu to the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital (Val-de-Marne).
His vital prognosis was in jeopardy.
A helicopter was dispatched to the scene to evacuate the injured as quickly as possible, but ultimately, the victims were all transported by road.
Starting with two of the children: a 10-year-old girl and a 2-month-old infant, taken urgently to Necker hospital (15th arrondissement).
They unfortunately died there this Monday from their injuries.
Their brother, a 5-year-old boy, died on the spot in the accident.
Only the father and driver of the family vehicle escaped unhurt.
Falling asleep favored by investigators
This Sunday evening, aboard their Mercedes GLA, the little family seems to be on their way back home, in the Claye-Souilly area.
It is then that, although in a straight line, the SUV will crash for an unknown reason into the pile of a bridge.
According to witnesses, the vehicle was apparently traveling at a normal speed on this portion of the Francilienne, limited to 110 km/h.
The current investigation, carried out by the Compagnie Autoroutière de l'Est Ile-de-France, should make it possible to determine the reasons for this tragedy.
She could follow the path of the father falling asleep at the wheel.
According to analyzes carried out after the accident by the police, the latter had consumed neither alcohol nor narcotics.
Traffic towards Marne-la-Vallée was interrupted until around 10 p.m., with 4 kilometers of holdbacks at the height of the disruption and a diversion put in place by the RN 19.