Zakaria and Youssef, 18 and 19, had not given any sign of life since Saturday evening in Tarn-et-Garonne. Their damaged vehicle was found Monday February 15, at the entrance of Montauban, below the road to Bordeaux. Inside: the lifeless bodies of the two friends.
One had just turned 18. He was preparing for his baccalaureate at the Lycée Bourdelle in Montauban. The other was 19. He was a first year law student at the university center of the prefecture of Tarn-et-Garonne.
Zakaria Allouch and Youssef El Fatchi were found dead in their car on the evening of Monday February 15 at the entrance to Montauban, by the road to Bordeaux. They had given no sign of life since Saturday, February 13 after spending the evening with friends in Villemade, about ten kilometers from the city of Ingres.
The bodies of the two friends were extracted Monday February 15, around 9 p.m., from their car immobilized below the roadway, near the Louis-Delmas roundabout and the Avenir bridge. The vehicle, of the blue Renault Mégane type, was reportedly found by relatives of the two young men, who had searched for them relentlessly since the morning of Sunday, February 14. The alert was immediately given.
The findings lasted a good part of the night, according to Laurent Czernik, prosecutor of the Republic of Montauban who went to the scene. The emergency responders were unable to do anything to bring the two victims back to life, trapped in a wreckage of a car shattered by the shock.
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday February 17
“The most probable hypothesis is a departure from the road,” said a comrade of the two young people. According to initial findings, Zakaria was the driver. He had just obtained his driver’s license in January. The Renault Mégane, which had just passed the city entrance sign, moved to the left of the road, shortly before arriving at the roundabout and ended its course at the bottom of a small wooded ravine, three meters away. below the road.
When questioned, the first neighbors saw nothing, nor heard anything. “We could not see the car from the road either,” said another friend who came to meditate, Tuesday, February 16 in the morning, at the scene of the tragedy.
The car swerved to the left of the road.
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Even if the thesis of the accident is privileged, an autopsy will take place on the morning of Wednesday, February 17 at the Forensic Institute (IML) in Toulouse. All the necessary analyzes are also carried out. The police officers questioned since Monday February 15 the family and friendly environment of the two victims. “The investigation must determine the exact circumstances. We are carrying out numerous hearings, in the ranks of the family and friends of the two victims, in order to redo the entire chronology of this evening,” said Anne Gaullier, vice-prosecutor of the Republic.
Relatives, overcome by pain, confided their concern. “We hadn’t heard from them since Sunday morning. We went to the hospital, contacted the police… We looked for them everywhere. Nothing. Their cell phones were no longer taking messages. We launched. calls and posted pictures on social media. They were really nice boys. They were studying. They had the future ahead of them, “said a young friend.
According to the prosecutor, Laurent Czernik, a disturbing disappearance procedure was even launched on Monday, February 15 in the morning.
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