Farmer killed in Ariège: an OQTF targeted the three occupants of the car which crashed into the dam

Les trois occupants de la voiture étaient sous OQTF. EPA – GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

The occupants of the vehicle responsible for the death of Alexandra Sonac this Tuesday, January 23, all of Armenian nationality, were targeted by an OQTF. They were taken into custody. An investigation has been opened for aggravated manslaughter and aggravated injuries.

A few hours after the death of a 35-year-old farmer this Tuesday, January 23 in Ariège, the circumstances of the tragedy are becoming clearer. nbsp;An investigation has been opened for aggravated manslaughter and aggravated injuries. The three occupants of the car were arrested at the scene of the tragedy and immediately taken into police custody. Injured in the accident, "two of them are hospitalized", announced the prefect of Ariège during from a press briefing at the end of the morning.

If the screening tests carried out on the driver, aged 44, are negative, the three individuals are of Armenian nationality and would be required to leave French territory (OQTF) according to Le Parisien . Unknown to the police, they had until now never caused any disturbance to public order. #39;a couple and one of their friends, according to the public prosecutor of Foix, Olivier Mouysset.

A trip to Andorra

Asylum seekers, all appeals were rejected in the fall of 2023. "If it turns out that they are in an irregular situation, and in view of what the courts decide, if the courts release them, they will be placed in administrative detention", declared the prefect of Ariège during the press conference.

According to the first elements of the investigation, they arrived from Toulouse and were driving towards Andorra. According to police sources, the driver took the four lane 4 km before the roadblock.

Adolescent girl in cardiovascular arrest

For the moment, we do not know if the driver drove into the demonstrators on purpose or if another circumstance is at the origin of the accident. Nevertheless, "taking into account the very first elements of the investigation, the facts in question do not appear to be of an intentional nature", considers Olivier Mouysset, still according to Le Parisien.

Her husband and 14-year-old daughter were taken to hospital in serious condition, l&rsquo ;teenage girl, initially announced dead, is currently in serious condition after a cardiovascular arrest.