Five people died in a head-on collision between two cars in Saône-et-Loire

The tragedy occurred Monday afternoon in Curbigny, about forty kilometers from Mâcon.

Five people died in a violent collision on a road in Saône-et-Loire. Two cars collided near Curbigny, about forty kilometers from Mâcon, Monday 10 November in the afternoon.

According to ICI Bourgogne, the victims were four women and men in the vehicle, all aged between 70 and 80 years. The collision occurred at around 17.00. and emergency services remained long after the crash to clear the road, which was blocked in the afternoon. Three emergency convoys and a helicopter were sent to the scene. Image published by Saône-et-Loire Journal shows two cars in a front-end accident, one of which is clearly submerged from the front, with a broken window and the driver’s door missing, is on the side of the road.

“With horror I learned late in the afternoon (Monday) of a dramatic accident at a place called La Pouge between La Clayette and Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois.“head-on collision that caused the death of five people“, said André Accary, president of the department in a message published on Facebook. “I would like to express my most sincere condolences tonight to the families of the victims. And salute the many firefighters (of the Saône-et-Loire) who carried out this very emotional intervention.“, he emphasized.

In the third quarter of 2025, with 970 deaths, the increase in road deaths reached 16.7% compared to the same period in 2024, according to Road Safety data published in October. August 2025 itself is the deadliest month in the last 14 years.