The Valais cantonal police carried out “a major road check” targeting heavy traffic in Raron. Of the 59 vehicles checked in four hours, 13 violations were noted.
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These include, in particular, the non-possession of an adequate license and “serious technical and safety defects, mainly in the braking system,” the cantonal police said in a press release on Tuesday. Other violations of the Ordinance on working and rest hours for professional drivers, or related to the securing and securing of loads, were also noted.
During this check, a traffic accident with material damage occurred on the Simplon Pass road between two articulated heavy goods vehicles, the police also reported. One of the drivers failed to stop after the collision and was stopped a short time later. One of the drivers involved in this accident showed signs of unqualified intoxication, according to the same source.
The Valais cantonal police were able to count on the collaboration of the Federal Office of Customs and Border Security, the Road Traffic and Navigation Service as well as the Italian Polizia Stradale.
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