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2w ago

Mother and Two Children Die in Head-On Collision on Pas-de-Calais Road

Authorities have launched a judicial probe into the collision with the D928 closed into the evening.

Une enquête judiciaire a été ouverte par le parquet d’Arras.
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Overview

  • The crash occurred around 17:00 near Le Quesnoy-en-Artois when a passenger car struck a heavy goods vehicle head-on, killing a 28-year-old mother and her children, aged 2 and 5, on impact.
  • A 26-year-old man was critically injured and airlifted to the CHU de Lille while a fifth person sustained minor injuries and was treated at Arras hospital.
  • Forty-five firefighters supported by ten SAMU agents and fifteen gendarmes secured the scene and provided emergency care.
  • The Arras public prosecutor’s office has opened an involuntary manslaughter inquiry to determine liability and investigate potential road-safety failings.
  • This tragedy underscores a broader trend of fatal head-on collisions on northern France’s regional roads that have claimed dozens of lives since late 2024.