Unfortunately, this is the 11th dead man identified on the roads of the Jura since the start of 2025. A 50-year-old biker lost his life on Thursday, May 8 around 6 p.m., in an accident in front of the Lons-le-Saunier station.
A collision at the crossroads
The accident, involving a car and a motorcycle, occurred at the crossroads between boulevard Gambetta and Avenue Aristide-Briand.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the car was traveling boulevard Gambetta in the direction of Bourg-en-Bresse/Lons-le-Saunier before engaging on its left avenue Aristide Briand. The motorcycle was circulating Boulevard Gambetta, in the direction Perrigny/Lons-le-Saunier.
It was still too early Thursday evening to find out the exact circumstances of the accident. The investigation by the Lons-le-Saunier police will try to determine them.
-Three free but shocked people
Ten firefighters from the Lédonian basin went there, accompanied by the SMUR of Lons, the national police, and the elected representative of Lons-le-Saunier, Anne Perrin. The biker was on cardiopulmonary arrest when help arrived. The latter tried to carry out a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, without success. The biker died at the scene of the accident.
Three people were in the car: a young man of 21 and two young women aged 17 and 18. All three came out unscathed but shocked by the accident. They were transported to the hospital in Lons-le-Saunier.
Another traffic accident had already taken place less than two weeks ago in front of the station.
The driver of a vehicle had braked in front of the pedestrian crossing, causing a chain collision. The accident had not caused a serious injuries.
