During rush hour, this Tuesday morning, the Eastern ring road is closed to traffic from the Féy roundabout towards Marly. Two agents from the Eastern DIR are keeping watch. “ Motorists are diverted towards Metz. »
The cause of this disturbance ? Around 4 o’clock in the morning, a heavy goods vehicle carrying 35 cattle lay down on the roadway. For reasons still unknown, the driver lost control of his vehicle. The only person involved, and slightly injured, he was transported by firefighters to Mercy hospital. The driver transported the cattle to the slaughterhouses. It was a two-story semi-trailer.
A cow was killed, others injured.
Transfer the animals
Around thirty firefighters were dispatched to the site, including animal specialists. The animals had to be transferred to other livestock convoys. Screens were installed to direct cattle from one truck to another.
« We also extricated certain animals. », Explained a firefighter.
On site, the animals are calm. They seem to be patient with their troubles while waiting for men to free them.
It’s 8 h 30, the operation takes time.
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Traffic disrupted
The accident severely disrupted traffic, causing up to 2 km of traffic jams, indicate the men of the Moulins-lès-Metz motorway CRS.
After the cows were directed to another convoy, the wreckers proceeded to raise the imposing heavy goods vehicle lying on its side.
The men from the DIR Est then cleaned the roadway before reopening the expressway to traffic at the very end of the morning.
