Three people were injured, including violently struck, during the bandido this Saturday evening July 12.
If the start of the party was full of traditions, joy and heat, Act II of the first day of the pescalune unfortunately did not benefit, on this evening of Saturday July 12, of the same fate in this evening. The same spells. The rain – long awaited, but the other days! – more than disturbed the show of the 80s, the last concert of the Lunel Ose Festival, whose notes were still able to resonate with an hour and a half late.
But the most regrettable and most serious incident took place at the time of the Bandido which took their departures at 7:30 p.m. on the Baroncelli alley, in the Arena sense towards the heart of the city.
Gérard Christol among the injured
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In the third passage, carried out by the Lafon manade, the grabbed grabbed the bull before releaseing it at the level of the turning point and the plane tree at the corner of the Jean-Hugo park.
The animal, however, continued its race not according to the usual layout (on the bitumen behind horses and Gardians) but by rushing behind the tree … where many people were in the course.
Among them, three were injured, including Gérard Christol, dean of the order of lawyers, figure pescalune, who fell alone by avoiding the beast and was touched in the shoulder, as well as another man of a certain age who would, according to the first elements collected, received a hoof of the bull.
Charged by the bull which then falls on him
But it is above all a lady in his fifty years who was seriously affected. The animal has indeed charged it in the back. Surprised, she was projected on the ground without adorning her fall and violently typed her head against the ground. The bull then slipped and fell on it.
Quickly on the scene, the health personnel of the rescue post, installed on the Place de la République during the Pescalune, provided first aid before the municipal police officers, the gendarmes and the firefighters of Lunel arrive in the wake.
Transported to Montpellier hospital
Lying on the ground, equipped with a Minerva, the injured was also taken care of by the doctor of the Samu who judged that his condition required his transfer to the Montpellier hospital.
Around 8:30 p.m., it was moved using a stretcher and installed in the firefighters vehicle before joining the Metropolitan health facility. At the time of writing these few lines, we did not know the gravity of his condition.
Rules that are too often forgotten
On site during the accident, Marie Papaïx, elected municipal official in charge of the pescalune and speaker during the Abrivado and Bandido, did not conceal her concern, especially in the face of the rules rarely respected.
“Before each race, I recall them several times. And before the first cannon stroke, the soundtrack recorded again repeats themunderlined the municipal councilor. Apparently, that does not seem to be enough and many forget that the Abrivado and Bandido are not free of danger. “
The accident of this first day of celebration is the sadly perfect example. So so that the animations continue in the best conditions and under the best auspices, here is a reminder of the rules during the races: the course is prohibited to everyone and whatever age. Only the graduates are allowed to enter it. So that the party is beautiful, the show is behind the barriers!
