BOURGES – A driver who was probably drunk ran into a family on bicycles in the Loire Valley in central France on the weekend, killing three members and leaving a 12-year-old girl an orphan, police said yesterday.
The accident occurred late Saturday near the city of Bourges, as the family was cycling home after sunset along a quiet country road. The motorist drove into them, immediately killing a 44-year-old mother.Her husband, also 44, and their 10-year-old son died of their injuries in hospital overnight.The 12-year-old daughter escaped with minor injuries.The driver fled the scene and was arrested early yesterday.An officer said the man was “probably” drunk at the time of the accident.- Nampa-AFPThe motorist drove into them, immediately killing a 44-year-old mother.Her husband, also 44, and their 10-year-old son died of their injuries in hospital overnight.The 12-year-old daughter escaped with minor injuries.The driver fled the scene and was arrested early yesterday.An officer said the man was “probably” drunk at the time of the accident.- Nampa-AFP
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