It was not 5 a.m. this Monday, January 20, when firefighters were dispatched to the scene of a collision in Chaumont. The shock, which occurred head-on, took place under the viaduct.
Caution, caution, the road is slippery this Monday, January 20. Firefighters were called shortly before 5 a.m. A collision has just occurred on avenue du Maréchal Foch, under the viaduct, in Chaumont.
Placed under the command of Lieutenant Jeremy Bouvier, there are ten firefighters transporting a road rescue vehicle and two rescue and assistance vehicles to victims.
According to the initial findings of the Chaumont police officers, a Twingo car going down the avenue slipped on the ice in the long bend, which tightens sharply. She then escaped the control of her driver and found herself in the lane opposite to her direction of traffic, colliding head-on with a Toyota Corolla vehicle, which was going uphill. The driver of this second car could do nothing to avoid it.
The shock was violent, despite low kinetics. After this, the Twingo “went off the rails”.
-The driver was not transported to a hospital; However, the driver was evacuated to Chaumont hospital to carry out additional examinations.
During the intervention of the firefighters, the Chaumont police officers regulated the traffic, which was reduced to a single lane. Traffic was completely cut off for the sole removal of the two cars by Active Dépannage 52.
Fabienne Ausserre
