It is still vague on the exact circumstances of the accident. But according to the first testimonies, and the observations on the spot, a metal structure which was hung on a float of the Pride March, which takes place this Sunday in Bordeaux, suddenly off the hookaround 5 p.m., while the procession was in Cours Victor Hugo.
“The provisional report shows eight injured, including six evacuated to the CHU Pellegrin and the Saint-André hospital, and two who were seen by the Samu, indicates the prefecture of the Gironde to 20 minutes. Among them, three were seriously injured. Their vital prognosis is not engaged.
A DJ would have fallen heavily
“The metal structure of one of the tanks got caught in the trees and fell on people,” adds the prefecture. A DJ who was at the top of the float would have fallen to the ground, dragged by the metal structure, which would also have fallen on people who were in the crowd.
The procession, which had 4,800 participants according to the prefecture, was interrupted and a security perimeter was set up on Cours Victor-Hugo where the accident occurred at the end of the afternoon. Firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene.
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