French Quarter:--- Two young men are now nursing severe injuries after a freak accident on the French Quarter main road on Saturday afternoon.According to eyewitnesses at the scene, the two riders of Dominicano decent were racing along RN7 on Saturday afternoon when they ran into an oncoming car that was turning into a parking lot.
"Those guys were racing real fast and they did not see the car turning so the first rider hit the car head on before going airborne. He landed a good distance away from the car, while the second rider tried to avoid the car, but when he saw what happened he panicked and tried to stop but he was riding at very high speed so he could not avoid hitting the car."
Several persons living in the immediate area flocked to the scene as the car and two motorcycles were badly damaged. Several Gendarmes and two ambulances responded to the scene and transported both victims to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital. The Gendarmes are still busy investigating the circumstances of the accident.
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