Drama during the Rallye des Cardabelles: "I saw everything, I'm shocked"

"The accident happened at 12:04," launches again shocked Raphael, on the other end of the line. The 24-year-old from Bousquet-d'Orb, in the Biterrois, attended this Saturday, October 12, the accident occurred on the Rally Cardabelles, in La Cavelerie (Aveyron), during which a young 19 year old spectator has passed away.

The car hit the audience, she made barrels

"I was on the bump of the camp to watch the race," said this rally enthusiast. "I was filming the passage of a crew to show my colleagues that I was on the rally when, suddenly, the car went across. I have seen everything. I'm shocked".

I could have been in his place, being at the moment that this 19 year old who died

"The pilot lost control and ran into the crowd, the car rolled over, the spectators were taken by surprise, some did not move, others left, right."

And Raphael again: "I saw people with infusions, I attended the heart massage of this poor young person who died, it's terrible, I could have been in his place, be in the same place as him".

The bump of Camp Larzac, the most popular of the circuit

The bump of the Camp du Larzac stage is a place acclaimed by the public for its spectacular side. "Everyone gets in because we can see the cars jump, it's at the end of a bend."

Everyone goes there because we can see cars jumping

The marshals immediately stopped the race. They went to extinguish the car with fire extinguishers because I think it was starting to catch fire. At the same time, the injured people were taken care of by firefighters, gendarmes and soldiers present on the site.

It happened so fast that people did not have time to react

"The shock was violent, it hit you … It happened so fast that people did not have time to react."