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Laura Weislo

Eight injured after press car crashed through barriers 500 metres before Tour de France stage finish in Corrèze

A view from behind the barriers of Van der Poel and Abrahamsen sprinting.

A press vehicle crashed into barriers during the arrival of the Tour de France in Ussel in Corrèze on Sunday, injuring eight spectators, one of them seriously, the prefecture said.

Before the breakaway - led to the line by stage winner Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) - arrived, around 5:00 PM, the driver of a car belonging to the newspaper L'Equipe "fell ill" less than 500 meters from the finish line.

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