A 19-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated road homicide after a fatal crash in Tours that killed three young passengers. The driver was placed under judicial supervision following an appearance before prosecutors in the city, according to the public prosecutor for Tours. The crash happened on Wednesday night around 23:00, when a Renault Clio carrying four people struck a tree “very violently” on a boulevard in Tours. Three passengers died, while the driver survived with minor injuries. Investigators said the woman was driving at high speed and lost control of the vehicle. She was not licensed to drive. She was taken into custody for aggravated road homicide on two grounds, including the lack of a driving licence and a large speeding offence. Tests for alcohol and drugs came back negative. The three victims were aged 17, 18 and 19, firefighters said. The impact was so violent that the car was cut in two and thrown several metres, with thick fog reported over the city. The woman has been formally charged with aggravated road homicide and remains under judicial supervision as the case proceeds.