A driver has told how he was forced to avoid a 'light-coloured' car driving 'extremely slowly' into the Alma tunnel just seconds before the crash which claimed Princess Diana's life.
David Laurent claimed the car, possibly a Fiat Uno, was travelling at little more than 18mph, forcing him to pull at speed into another lane.The limit in the underpass is 31mph. Seconds later he heard another car frantically hooting behind him, followed by the sound of screeching brakes and then a loud crash.
He said: "All of a sudden, at the entrance to the tunnel, I came upon a car that was driving slowly in the right-hand lane. I was taken by surprise but, even so, I had time to pull the steering wheel to the left to avoid it."
Mr Laurent was taking his fiancee and her family on a late-night sightseeing tour of Paris when they were unwittingly caught up in the tragedy. (Daily Mail)
