Overview

• At around 10am on July 26 a car veered off the route during the Rallye de la Fourme d’Ambert near Ambert and struck spectators
• Authorities confirmed three spectators died—two brothers aged 60 and 70 and a 40-year-old father—and one person remains critically injured
• The 22-year-old driver and her 51-year-old co-driver were hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries
• Organisers cancelled the rally immediately after the accident and deployed emergency services to assist victims
• An involuntary manslaughter probe has been launched following renewed scrutiny of safety protocols after a steward’s death at last year’s event