the roads of the Grand Est, placed on yellow snow ice vigilance, numerous accidents took place including one causing the death of a person.
Traffic is difficult on Wednesday January 14 on the roads of the Grand Est, placed on yellow snow ice alert, with numerous accidents, including one fatal in Alsace, following the fall of freezing rain at dawn.
“24 traffic accidents between 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.”
Bas-Rhin firefighters counted 24 traffic accidents between 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., according to a press release received in the middle of the day, which reported one death and 18 injuries, including one serious.
A collision between a tractor and a car on departmental road 207 left one person dead, the driver of the private vehicle, in the town of Bischoffsheim. On the A352 motorway in Molsheim, an accident involving several vehicles left five people injured in relative emergency, while a collision between two cars in Lupstein left one person injured in absolute emergency, according to the press release.
Calls for caution
“Ice is present on the roads, with several accidents already reported. Motorists and pedestrians, be extremely careful when traveling this morning.alerted the national police of Meurthe-et-Moselle on the X network.
In Moselle, following an accident, a semi-trailer is blocked on the A4 motorway in the direction Strasbourg-Paris in Hombourg-le-Haut, generating 4 kilometers of traffic jams, indicated the prefect Laurent Touvet, on the social networks.
“The left lanes in both directions will be neutralized all day for guardrail repairs”he warns. “The icy episode is tending to fade, however the firefighters are still in heavy demand”write the firefighters of Meurthe-et-Moselle on X, calling on residents to limit their movements, “including on foot, and thus avoid the mobilization of emergency services”. “The warm spell will be gradual. Icy areas may persist on roads and sidewalks.they warn.
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