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In Puylagarde, in Tarn-et-Garonne, a tragic road accident cost the life of a motorist this Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The 75-year-old man hit a tree. This is the twenty-second death on the roads of Tarn-et-Garonne since the start of the year.
A traffic accident cost the life of a motorist this Wednesday, December 4, 2024, around 2:30 p.m., on the D926 departmental road, in Puylagardein Tarn-et-Garonne.
According to initial information, the motorist's vehicle violently hit a plane tree on the Ancienne Nationale road. A second motorist, unsurely involved in the accident, was also treated by emergency services.
The Caylus firefighters responded quickly to the scene. The victim, a 75-year-old man, was extricated from his vehicle in critical condition. Despite the efforts of the emergency services, supported by a Samu 12 helicopter (Aveyron) which landed along the departmental road, the death of the septuagenarian, originally from the Lalbenque sector in the Lot, was noted at 3:27 p.m. The pumps funeral services took charge of the remains.
In shock, the second driver was taken to the emergency room of Montauban hospital. On site, the police secured the area, allowing emergency services to intervene in complete safety. At the same time, the police carried out their findings in order to clarify the circumstances that led to this tragedy.
This tragic accident further increases the toll of road victims in Tarn-et-Garonne, bringing the total number of deaths since the start of 2024 to twenty-two.
