Open investigation
The mayor of Bayonne, Jean-René Etchegaray, went to the scene very quickly. This accident occurs while the ham fair is taking place in Bayonne, which has attracted a lot of people. But it had been closed since 1 a.m.
An investigation was opened and early in the morning the investigators of the Bayonne police station were still on site to carry out all the readings and collect any testimonies, to try to understand how this accident occurred.