His 11-year-old son and his parents were returning from a vacation spent in Portugal on Tuesday August 24. Virginie and her husband had returned a little earlier to the north of France, where they live, to resume work.
“Reaching Calais, they took the A10 in the morning, explains Virginie. But around 9 a.m., my mother lost control of the vehicle which hit the back of a heavy truck. The shock is violent. Immediately, a couple who were driving behind the damaged vehicle stopped to help the victims, taking the child out of the car to bring him to safety.
A call on social networks
This scene that she would never have wanted to know, Virginie experienced it almost live from her phone. Chloe, the woman who stopped to rescue, calling her to update her on the situation. “I was in Calais, at work and in shock, remembers Virginie. She told me that she took care of my son until help arrived, that he was safe with them. At this point, the scene of the accident is not yet secure and cars continue to travel on the highway.
One seriously injured in an accident on the A10 near Janville
Then, help arrives and takes care of the three injured. The 68-year-old man is helicoptered to the CHR in Orléans, the child and his grandmother, hospitalized in Chartres.
A few days later, once the shock of the accident has passed and her loved ones have been released from the hospital, Virginie seeks to find the couple who rescued their family.
“They are the only ones who have stopped. They protected my son, helped my parents who were injured. I absolutely wanted to thank them. So I launched a call on social networks, a bottle in the sea. “
Virginie
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In two days, the call was relayed more than 350 times on Facebook. “But finally, I realized on Sunday that Chloe had saved her number on my father’s cell phone. I managed to join her this weekend with my parents. We were on the phone for an hour, and it was very moving. We were in tears. She told me that she felt a bit lonely because no one else stopped, and that she wanted to do more. I told them that they had been extremely courageous, and that they had perhaps saved my son’s life, by getting him out of the car to put him to safety. ”
“For me, it was just normal”
Chloe and Anthony, living near Tours (Indre-et-Loire) had just planned to do some shopping in the Paris region that day. “I am a lifeguard at work and I think it helped me,” explained the young woman. While my partner called for help, I saw that the child was okay so I protected him. Then he stayed with my companion, while I helped his grandparents. The gentleman had the roof of the vehicle resting on him, so I lifted the broken roof. “
After the arrival of help, they leave, but “think only of that”. Until this call this weekend …
“I was extremely relieved to know that everyone was released from the hospital. I’m not proud of what I did, for me it was normal. “
Chloé
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Despite the gravity of the situation, she also keeps in mind the love of the couple during the accident. “They shook hands, made promises, I found that so touching. We plan to give each other news, to meet again. There is bound to be an opportunity for that. ”
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