Two young people die in car accident in Tournai, two others in critical condition

Two young people die in car accident in Tournai, two others in critical condition
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Two young people died in a major accident in the municipality of Tournai in the Walloon province of Hainaut. Two others are still in critical condition in hospital.

"This is no longer a dark series but a real horror film," said Tournai mayor Paul-Olivier Delannois on Facebook. The accident took place in Béclers, a borough of Tournai.

"The accident involved a single vehicle with four young people on board. The toll was catastrophic: two young people died and two others, including a 13-year-old girl, are in critical condition," he said. "I offer my sincere condolences to the families. I am devastated."

This is the second serious accident in just a few weeks; a week and a half ago, a family of five (a couple and their three children) died in Marquain, another borough of Tournai.


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