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One dead and three injured in crash near Angers
One person died and three were injured in a road crash in Maine-et-Loire, western France, on Sunday, 25 October 2026.
It happened shortly before 5 a.m.
on the D748 road in Brissac, near Angers.
The crash involved one vehicle, according to initial information.
Seven emergency vehicles and about 20 firefighters went to the scene, along with gendarmes and a local elected official.
Rescue operations were still under way at 9 a.m.
An investigation has been opened to determine what caused the crash.
One person died and three others were injured in a road crash near Angers on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
The crash happened shortly before 5 a.m. on departmental road 748 in Brissac, Maine-et-Loire.
Initial information reported by Ouest-France said the crash involved one vehicle.
Seven emergency vehicles and about 20 firefighters were sent to the scene.
Rescue operations were still underway at 9 a.m., and an investigation was opened to determine the cause.
- Who
- One person died and three others were injured.
- What
- A road crash involving one vehicle, according to initial information reported by Ouest-France.
- When
- Sunday, October 25, 2026, shortly before 5 a.m.
- Where
- Departmental road 748 in Brissac, near Angers, in Maine-et-Loire, France.
- Why
- The cause was not stated; an investigation was opened to determine it.
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A crash occurred on departmental road 748 in Brissac.
Rescue operations were still underway, and an investigation had been opened to determine the cause.
- Fatalities
- 1 person
- Injured
- 3 people
- Vehicles involved
- 1, according to initial information reported by Ouest-France
- Location
- Departmental road 748, Brissac, near Angers
- Emergency response
- 7 emergency vehicles and about 20 firefighters