A 30-year-old mother and her 2-year-old daughter who were walking along a departmental road lost their lives on Sunday in Brandivy (Morbihan) after being hit by a heavily alcoholic driver, we learned from the prefecture on Monday. from Morbihan.
According to the prefecture, "three people from the same family" are among the victims of this accident which occurred on the RD103, north of Vannes, around 7 p.m.
The 30-year-old mother and her 2.5-year-old daughter were "driving on the side of the road" when they were "rammed by a light vehicle driven by a heavily alcoholic 25-year-old man", the police said. prefecture in a press release, without specifying his blood alcohol level.
11 fatal accidents in Morbihan since the start of the year
“The fleeing driver was quickly arrested as part of a flagrant investigation initiated by the Vannes prosecutor”, specifies the prefecture.
Arrived quickly on the scene, the firefighters of the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis) of Morbihan and Samu 56 were unable to revive the victims who were both declared dead.
“The third person, the father, was taken care of in a state of shock by the medical services”, adds the prefecture.
According to the prefecture, which recalls that the fight against road safety is one of the government's priorities, addictive behavior (alcohol and/or narcotics) has been responsible for 11 fatal accidents (out of 26) since the start of the year in Morbihan.
