A dramatic road accident occurred on Saturday July 2, around 12 p.m., near Roye. A bus from the Hauts-de-France region, which was traveling towards Compiègne on the D 1017, hit a Dacia Sandero coming from the D 930 near Laucourt.
On board the Dacia, a couple aged between 60 and 70 from Oise died instantly. The bus driver was not injured.
Although the investigations are still in progress to determine the exact circumstances of the accident, the first findings, cross-checked with the testimony of the occupants of three witness vehicles, suggest that the Dacia Sendero would have entered the D1017 without giving priority to the bus which came this way. “Was the driver of the Dacia dazzled by the sun so as not to see the bus? Did he think he had time to go before? asks a witness.
The side impact was extremely violent. The bus carried the damaged vehicle with it for several meters before stopping in the left lane. The occupants died instantly.