What we know about the utility vehicle stuck in the station tunnel

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This Wednesday November 27, 2024the tunnel located avenue Jean-François-Millet, near the Cherbourg-en-Cotentin SNCF station (Manche), was closed to traffic, in both directions, after a accident occurred at midday.

And oversized truck got stuck in the tunnel, ripping off his roof and losing part of its cargo in the tunnel (direction Tourlaville – Cherbourg).

The pallets alerting you to the height to be respected were nevertheless well in place.

At the wheel, a man in his twenties was slightly injured in the neck in the impact.

He was taken care of by the Cherbourg firefighters and transported to the Cotentin public hospital center.

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This accident caused major traffic jams in the main arteries of the port city: Boulevard de l'Est, Boulevard Pierre-Mendès-France, Boulevard de l'Atlantique and Quai Alexandre-III were thus blocked. impacted until mid-afternoon.

The police were responsible for blocking traffic while the debris of the small utility vehicle registered in Calvados and belonging to a company specializing in office fittings was removed.

Traffic was reopened in both directions by mid-afternoon.

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