One dead and one critically injured in Dordogne car crash

A head-on crash between two cars killed one person on Monday, November 2, in Saint-Capraise-de-Lalinde, in France's Dordogne region.

It happened shortly after 9 a.m.

on the D660, near the exit from the town.

Initial information indicates that one driver was overtaking when their car hit a vehicle coming the other way.

The car was thrown into a canal, and emergency workers could not revive its occupant.

The other person was flown to a hospital in Bordeaux in critical condition.

The D660 was closed while about 15 firefighters and other emergency crews worked at the scene, and traffic was diverted via Mouleydier.