Chauffeur reportedly loses control of Mercedes. It hits a curb, slams into a concrete post in the center divider, bounces into the right wall. Fayed and driver are killed instantly, Diana and her bodyguard are severely injured. Ambulance workers revive Diana. Diana's heart stops due to massive blood loss in her chest.
Doctors perform surgery and heart massage.
When Diana arrived at the Salpetriere Hospital in Paris, four miles from the accident site, she was bleeding profusely in the chest area. Doctors opened her chest cavity and found that her left pulmonary vein was wounded. This vein carries blood from the lungs to the heart. Opening the chest cavity is a last-resort measure. Directly massaging the heart can force blood to circulate again, achieving almost normal circulation.