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Gendarme dies, two injured in Haute-Savoie road accident ahead of G7 summit

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Posted Jun 13, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC · In the digest of 2026-06-13-1800
Gendarme dies, two injured in Haute-Savoie road accident ahead of G7 summit

A gendarme was killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in Haute-Savoie on Saturday, June 13, ahead of the G7 summit in Evian. A security source reported a car veered off, colliding with a gendarmerie column.

A gendarme was killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in Haute-Savoie on Saturday, June 13. The incident occurred near the commune of Fessy, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place in Evian from Monday to Wednesday. According to a security source cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP), a car reportedly veered onto a departmental road, colliding with a gendarmerie column consisting of approximately ten individuals. The deceased officer was identified as Adjudant-chef Gw. The accident happened during preparations for the international summit.

Sources: Le Monde — International

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