A 70-year-old woman died on Saturday afternoon in a collision between two horse-drawn carriages during a historical reenactment in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron. Seven other people were injured and hospitalized, with no serious conditions reported. The local sub-prefect visited the scene.
Two horse-drawn carriages collided on Saturday late afternoon in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, at the end of a reenactment of the procession of black and blue penitents. The crash killed a 70-year-old woman, according to AFP confirming a report from Centre-Presse Aveyron.
Seven people were injured in the incident and taken to hospital. Their conditions are not considered serious by officials.
Aveyron's sub-prefect, Catherine Lupion, went to the scene to assess the situation. No further details on the exact circumstances of the collision were immediately available.
