In the night from Saturday to Sunday, a young man and a young woman died drowned in their vehicle in Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, after the car, parked by the Seine, plunged into the river for an unknown reason. Emergency services arrived quickly, but the victims were already deceased. The Nanterre prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the causes of death.
The incident occurred in Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, at the Allée de l'Écluse along the Seine riverbank. According to initial details from the Nanterre prosecutor's office, the vehicle was parked around 3:30 a.m. with its two occupants inside. At 4:10 a.m., for an undetermined reason, the car suddenly lurched forward, striking a shed below before coming to rest in the river.
The passenger had called emergency services from inside the vehicle, stating they could not escape. 'The passenger was on the phone to emergency services from inside the vehicle and said they couldn't get out. The firefighters arrived very quickly on the scene but the victims were already deceased,' the public prosecutor's office told Le Figaro. Firefighters, alerted promptly, reached the site but found the victims in cardio-respiratory arrest.
Divers from the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP) located the bodies shortly after 5 a.m. and pronounced them dead on site. The identities of the victims, a young man and a young woman, have not yet been officially confirmed. The Nanterre prosecutor's office has assigned the investigation into the causes of death to the Puteaux-La Défense police station to clarify the circumstances of this tragic accident.
This incident highlights potential risks of parking near waterways, though the precise details remain under investigation. No further information on the vehicle's condition or weather was provided in initial reports.
