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Two campervan crashes in France: injured in Esvres-sur-Indre and Bouin

28.06.2026 18:21 2 min 4 sources РУС
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Two campervan crashes in France: injured in Esvres-sur-Indre and Bouin
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On June 28 in Esvres-sur-Indre, a head-on car-campervan collision left two injured, one seriously. On June 26 in Bouin (Vendée), a similar crash injured five lightly.

Two road accidents involving campervans occurred in France. On June 28, 2026, on the RD85 road in Esvres-sur-Indre (Indre-et-Loire), a car collided head-on with a campervan. The car driver, aged 27, with multiple fractures, was taken to Trousseau hospital in Chambray-lès-Tours. A female passenger from the campervan was sent to Alliance clinic in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire for examination. Alcohol and drug tests for the campervan driver were negative; tests for the car driver will be conducted at the hospital. The gendarmerie of Montbazon is investigating.

On June 26, 2026, around 5 p.m., in the commune of Bouin (Vendée), near La Caserne-de-la-Frette, a head-on collision occurred between a car and a campervan. Five people sustained minor injuries. Nineteen firefighters arrived; the injured were taken to Challans hospital and the departmental hospital (according to other sources, to La Roche-sur-Yon and Challans hospitals).

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Head-on collision between car and motorhome in Esvres-sur-Indre: two injured, one seriously

28.06.2026 lanouvellerepublique.fr FRA Original source

Five injured in motorhome-car collision in Vendée

27.06.2026 Angers Info FRA Original source

Head-on collision between car and motorhome in Bouin: 5 minor injuries

26.06.2026 larochesuryon.maville.com FRA Original source

Head-on collision between car and motorhome in Bouin: 5 injured

26.06.2026 lessablesdolonne.maville.com FRA Original source
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