Overview

• As of Tuesday, the French MEP and her husband remain under hospital observation with contusions and pain but no life‑threatening injuries reported, with Sofo struggling to walk according to a close contact cited by Libération.
• A journalist identified as Camille Stineau drew heavy criticism online after sharing a meme perceived as celebrating the incident, according to the Journal du Dimanche.
• The crash occurred on August 16 in Calabria when another vehicle reportedly veered to avoid an animal and struck their car head‑on.
• Emergency responders extracted the couple at the scene and photos show severe damage to their vehicle, including a crushed front and shattered windshield.
• Sofo wrote on Instagram that they were “miraculously spared,” expressed gratitude to helpers and vowed to recover; their four‑year‑old daughter was not in the car.