Firminy's deadly accident: towards an indictment of the owner

The owner of the two rides involved in the accident that killed a young woman and seriously injured another Monday night at the funfair Firminy, must be deferred on Wednesday for an indictment, according to a police source.

The custody of this man in his fifties was extended Tuesday night, when she was up for two employees. The owner's wife had already been able to leave the police station in the afternoon.

The removal of the fifties to the prosecutor of Saint-Etienne should be accompanied by the opening of a criminal investigation for homicide and unintentional injuries, according to the same source.

The state of health of a 20-year-old woman from Mayotte, hospitalized in a coma and whose vital prognosis is committed following a major traumatic brain injury, was stationary Wednesday morning.

Her 23-year-old friend, also from Mayotte, with whom she was in the basket that was projected during the clash between two rides, had died on Monday around 21:30.

The corso canceled
The holiday committee made the decision to cancel the corso that was to take place on Sunday. This event was to bring together 20 floats, 18 musical groups and more than 1,000 costumed participants. Last year, at the 47th Corso, where more than 60,000 people came to admire the Parade parade.