The alert was received by the Ardeche firefighters at 8:02 p.m. on Sunday, June 5. A frontal and lateral collision occurred at a crossing on the RD122 at Beage. It was between two cars. The car would have crossed the crossing if it had not respected the right-of-way.

The driver who was slightly injured was taken to Puy-enVelay Hospital Center.

The second victim, a 21 year-old volunteer firefighter from Beage, was conscious, but had back pain and a head injury. The SAMU42 helicopter flew her to Saint-Etienne.

18 firefighters were present.