Woman killed after car crashes into French farmers' protest
French farmers block the Hubert Touya viaduct on a highway January 23, 2024 in Bayonne, southwestern France
A WOMAN was killed and her husband and daughter seriously injured in France today after a car slammed into barricades put up by protesting farmers.
The car hit straw bales that demonstrators had placed across a road, hitting the three people before it came to a stop against a tractor’s semi-trailer.
It was not immediately clear if the crash was deliberate, and police detained the three occupants of the car for questioning.
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