Two young people have died and another has been seriously injured following a major road accident in northwestern France on Saturday morning.
The crash happened on October 3, 2026, at a location known as Kerroué in Plourin lès Morlaix, in the Finistère department of Brittany.
France 3 Régions reported that three people were travelling in the vehicle when it left the road and rolled several times.
The two people who died were aged 18 and 19.
A third occupant, aged 21, was seriously injured, according to French media reports.
Car Rolled Several Times
The circumstances surrounding the crash are still being established.
According to France 3 Régions, the vehicle was involved in a violent accident at Kerroué and overturned multiple times.
Emergency services were called to the scene, but the 18 year old and 19 year old could not be saved.
The third person in the vehicle survived but suffered serious injuries.
Authorities had not immediately released the identities of the victims.
Emergency Response in Finistère
The accident prompted an emergency response in the Plourin lès Morlaix area, close to the town of Morlaix.
Local reports published on Saturday morning confirmed two fatalities and one seriously injured person. Le Télégramme also reported that the two people killed were aged 18 and 19.
Investigators are now expected to determine exactly how the vehicle left the road.
Information available in the first hours after the crash did not establish a definitive cause.
Factors such as speed, road conditions, mechanical problems and the circumstances immediately before the crash would normally form part of a road accident investigation, but authorities had not publicly confirmed any of those factors as the cause.
Searches Surge for Plourin lès Morlaix
News of the fatal accident spread rapidly across France on Saturday as details of the ages of the victims emerged.
Plourin lès Morlaix is a commune in Brittany's Finistère department, situated close to Morlaix in western France.
The accident is the latest serious road incident to affect the wider region.
Authorities have not yet announced further details about the identities of those involved or the precise sequence of events that led to the vehicle overturning.
Investigation Continues
The priority for investigators will be reconstructing the moments before the crash and establishing why the driver lost control of the vehicle.
The condition of the 21 year old survivor will also be closely monitored.
As of the first reports on Saturday, French media confirmed two deaths and one serious injury, while further information from local authorities was still awaited.
The accident has drawn significant attention in France because of the young ages of the victims and the severity of the crash.
Further details are expected as authorities complete their initial investigation.
