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Man dies and woman is seriously injured in Deux-Sèvres road crash
Two cars collided on the RD 938 in Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, in western France, shortly before 2 p.m.
on 19 October 2026.
A 59-year-old man died at the scene after emergency workers freed him from his car.
A 35-year-old woman was seriously injured and taken to a hospital in Maine-et-Loire.
The crash happened in the Deux-Sèvres department, near its border with Maine-et-Loire.
Traffic was disrupted between Thouars and Montreuil-Bellay after the collision.
The available information does not say when traffic returned to normal or whether investigators announced a cause.
A 59-year-old man died and a 35-year-old woman was seriously injured when two cars collided in Deux-Sèvres on Monday, 19 October 2026.
The collision happened on the RD 938 in Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, near the border with Maine-et-Loire.
The woman was taken to a hospital in Maine-et-Loire.
Emergency crews, including firefighters and a SMUR team, responded.
Traffic was disrupted between Thouars and Montreuil-Bellay.
- Who
- A 59-year-old man died, and a 35-year-old woman was seriously injured.
- What
- Two cars collided.
- When
- Monday, 19 October 2026, shortly before 14:00.
- Where
- Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, on the RD 938 in Deux-Sèvres, near Maine-et-Loire.
- Why
- Not stated
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Two cars collided on the RD 938 in Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay.
Emergency crews responded to the crash.
The 59-year-old man was declared dead at the scene, and the seriously injured woman was taken to hospital.
- Date
- 19 October 2026
- Location
- Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, Deux-Sèvres
- Road
- RD 938
- Vehicles
- Two cars
- Man who died
- 59 years old
- Woman injured
- 35 years old, seriously injured