a car traveling the wrong way leaves one dead and one seriously injured

Yet another road accident on the A10. On the night of January 11 to 12, 2024, firefighters from the Essonne department intervened in a public road accident involving two light vehicles on the A10 motorway, in the Paris/Province direction.

One dead, and one injured in absolute emergency

The collision between the two cars occurred at 2:46 a.m., near Villejust. One of the drivers, a 26-year-old man, inserted against the grain on the highway and collided head-on with the vehicle coming in front of him.

“The report showed two victims. The first victim, a 26-year-old man, was dead when help arrived and was extricated by road emergency vehicle personnel. The second victim, driver of vehicle number 2, male and aged 39, was categorized as an absolute emergency with no life-threatening situation. This was transported by the rescue and assistance vehicle for victims and medicalized by the doctor of the Longjumeau mobile hospital unit at the Georges Pompidou hospital center in Paris,” explains the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service. from the department of Essonne (SDIS 91).

In total, 14 firefighters, helped by 7 engines, were mobilized on site. The time of the relief operations, which lasted until 5:56 a.m.traffic was completely interrupted in this direction of traffic.

Namely thatan investigation has been opened in order to determine the circumstances of this tragedy. It was entrusted to the Republican Motorway Security Company.

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