The prosecutor’s office in Liège confirmed on Thursday evening the deaths of two teenagers from Hannut and Huy, which occurred on Sunday afternoon during the Condroz Rally. A rally vehicle went off the road and hit spectators.
“The accident is a road trip of a racing car that occurred in the village of Moha, rue Alfonse Nicolas, near number 519,” the statement said. The two who died are spectators who came to the event as a couple. They are a 16 year old Hannutoise and an 18 year old Hutois.
Several comments from the race director before the accident
“They probably returned to house 519, whose occupants they knew. They died instantly,” prosecutors said. “A rather rambunctious group of youths were also there and were the subject of several remarks by the race director early in the afternoon. The remarks were aimed at getting them out of this dangerous area. The two young victims do not appear to be among them.” for this group of young people,” the statement added.
With regard to the number of people, the judicial authorities call “an unspecified number” of injured people whose lives are not in danger. The pilot and his co-pilot were also taken to hospital but sustained no serious injuries. You have yet to be questioned by the police. A car expert, a coroner and the prosecutor were on site. BAC homework is negative.
According to the motor vehicle expert’s initial observations, the accident was due to driving on the road in connection with rain and a slippery road surface. The expert still has to examine the vehicle.
“It is currently not possible to say whether or not the victims were in an area closed to the public. We will no longer communicate until we receive the police reports,” concludes the press release from the Liège Public Prosecutor’s Office.