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25-year-old driver dies after car hits a tree in the Vosges
A 25-year-old driver from Rupt-sur-Moselle died in a crash in the Vosges, in northeastern France.
His car left the RD 57 near Girmont-Val-d’Ajol at about 1:20 a.m.
on Sunday, October 18.
The vehicle hit a tree after leaving the road, and no other vehicle was involved.
The crash triggered the car’s eCall emergency system, which alerted rescue services.
The driver was trapped and unconscious, and a doctor declared him dead at the scene shortly before 2 a.m.
Gendarmes are investigating what caused the crash; no witness is reported to have seen it.
The investigation is intended to establish the circumstances of the accident.
A 25-year-old driver died after his car left the road and hit a tree in the Vosges.
The crash happened on the RD 57 in Girmont-Val-d’Ajol, near the Étang des Maux-Cailloux.
The driver was from Rupt-sur-Moselle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Emergency services were alerted by the car’s eCall system.
Gendarmes opened an investigation to establish the circumstances of the crash.
- Who
- A 25-year-old man from Rupt-sur-Moselle.
- What
- He died after his car left the road and hit a tree; no other vehicle was involved.
- When
- In the night from Saturday, 17 October, to Sunday, 18 October 2026. One report gives the time as about 1:20 a.m.
- Where
- On the RD 57 in Girmont-Val-d’Ajol, in the Vosges.
- Why
- The cause of the crash is not stated; an investigation was opened to determine the circumstances.
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The driver’s car left the RD 57 and hit a tree in Girmont-Val-d’Ajol.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Reports on the crash were published and said a gendarmerie investigation was under way.
- Driver
- 25-year-old man from Rupt-sur-Moselle
- Road
- RD 57
- Location
- Girmont-Val-d’Ajol, Vosges
- Estimated crash time
- About 1:20 a.m. on 18 October 2026, according to Vosges Matin
- Emergency alert
- The car’s eCall system
- Investigation
- Gendarmerie brigade of Remiremont, according to Actu.fr