page_title: Accident on the Rampe de Laffrey (2007)
section_title: Accident
hierarchical_section_title: Accident on the Rampe de Laffrey (2007) / Accident
caption_attribution_description: Lieu de l'accident du car polonais en bas de la descente de Laffrey, photo prise sur le pont franchissant la Romanche, coté Vizille (Isère)
context_page_description: The accident on the Rampe de Laffrey on July 22, 2007, was one of the most serious accidents to occur along a stretch of road widely considered among the most dangerous in France. 26 Polish pilgrims were killed when their bus flew off the road and into a ravine near the town of Vizille. 24 people were injured, 9 gravely, in the crash.
context_section_description: At approximately 9:30 in the morning of July 22, the bus apparently lost the use of its brakes at the base of the hill, in a location known to be dangerous to drivers.  It missed the final curve of the descent and overturned into a ravine near the Romanche, where it immediately burst into flames.  The accident occurred at almost the same spot at which a Belgian bus suffered the same fate in 1973, killing 43.
caption: View of the accident site taken eight days later from near the town of Vizille
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