Three vehicles were involved in this accident which took place this Thursday, November 7, 2024, around 6 p.m., on the RD118. A woman died and four other people were slightly injured.
The black streak on the roads of Aude continues. Terrible observation since the start of the year, there have been 38 deaths in traffic accidents in the department.
After three deaths last week (in Carcassonne and Bizanet), an 89-year-old woman from Couiza died this Thursday, November 7 following a head-on collision which involved three vehicles. The accident occurred around 6 p.m., on the RD118, near Alet-les-Bains. Significant emergency resources were immediately dispatched to the scene. Firefighters from Limoux, Espéraza and Carcassonne were sent to the scene to provide first aid, as well as a medical team from Smur de Quillan.
Unfortunately the octogenarian could not be resuscitated. Four other people were slightly injured. They were evacuated to the emergency room of the Carcassonne hospital center. And two other people escaped the accident unhurt.
Traffic on the RD118 between Limoux and Alet was interrupted during the emergency response. The gendarmerie investigation will have to determine the circumstances of this new road tragedy.