The investigation continues after the death of 37-year-old actor Gaspard Ulliel following a skiing accident on Tuesday January 18. The skier who collided with him was heard as a witness
We know more about the conditions of the fatal ski accident of actor Gaspard Ulliel. A Lithuanian skier, in his forties, was interviewed for more than an hour as a witness by the CRS Alpes d’Albertville, in the presence of a translator, according to France Bleu. According to the first testimonies collected, “the two skiers touched each other well”, but the shock would not have been so violent.
“It’s as if you were on a bicycle and you hit a wall without braking at 30 or 40 km/h”
The actor would have lost his balance, he would have fallen on his head, when he was not wearing a helmet. “It’s as if you were on a bicycle and you take a wall without braking at 30 or 40 km / h”, explains an expert, relayed by Franceinfo TV. Gaspard Ulliel, transported by helicopter to the Grenoble University Hospital, died on Wednesday January 19 of a head trauma. The Lithuanian skier was wearing a helmet, he was not injured but remains very shocked psychologically.
No complaint filed
“In view of the first elements, it was not noted excessive speed, inappropriate behavior or fault of one of the two skiers”, affirms Anne Gaches, the prosecutor of the Republic of Albertville, quoted by “La Voice of the North”. There were no complaints filed, but an investigation was opened for manslaughter.