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78-year-old cyclist dies after being hit by car in Savoie
A 78-year-old cyclist died after a collision with a car in Villaroux, in France’s Savoie department, on October 29.
The crash happened at about 3 p.m.
on departmental road 29, while a group of cyclists was riding there.
The car was a small vehicle that can be driven without a standard licence, and the teenage driver fled the scene.
The reports differ on her age: one says she was 15, while the latest says she is 14 and has been formally charged.
An investigation was opened and entrusted to the local gendarmerie; other teenagers in the car were also held by authorities, according to an earlier report.
The investigation is intended to establish what happened in the fatal crash.
A 78-year-old cyclist died after being hit by a car without a licence on 29 October in Savoie.
The collision happened at about 3 p.m. on the D29 in Villaroux, according to Midi Libre.
The cyclist was trapped beneath the vehicle and died despite rescue workers’ efforts.
The car’s occupants fled, according to mAnnecy; reports differ on whether there were three or four teenagers in the vehicle.
An investigation was opened, and Le Dauphiné Libéré later reported that a 14-year-old girl had been charged.
- Who
- A 78-year-old cyclist was killed. The car was driven by a teenager.
- What
- A car without a licence struck the cyclist, who died at the scene.
- When
- Thursday, 29 October 2026, at about 3 p.m.
- Where
- On the D29 in Villaroux, Savoie.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A car without a licence struck the cyclist on the D29 in Villaroux.
Rescue workers freed the cyclist and tried to revive him, but he died.
An investigation was opened and entrusted to the local gendarmerie.
Le Dauphiné Libéré reported that a 14-year-old girl had been charged.
- Victim
- 78-year-old cyclist
- Collision date
- 29 October 2026
- Time
- About 3 p.m.
- Location
- D29, Villaroux, Savoie
- Vehicle
- Car without a licence
- Later report
- Le Dauphiné Libéré reported a 14-year-old girl was charged
3 sources
Sortie à vélo mortelle : une adolescente de 14 ans mise en examen pour avoir percuté et tué un cycliste de 78 ans
Savoie : un cycliste de 78 ans tué par une voiture sans permis, la conductrice n'avait que 15 ans
Percuté par une voiture sans permis, un cycliste termine coincé sous le véhicule et meurt, la conductrice prend la fuite
What people are saying
This is a real tragedy for the commune. We had never known anything like this at this location. For now, we are struggling to understand what happened.