A very serious accident involving a light vehicle and a Vinci Autoroutes intervention vehicle occurred this Tuesday morning, around 9:50 a.m. on the A10 motorway near Allainville, between the Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines barrier and the Allainville exit (n°11). Traffic is completely cut off in the Paris – province direction to allow emergency services to intervene. Four people were injured, and a helicopter was dispatched to the scene.
This accident caused significant traffic disruptions. Vinci Autoroutes recommended that you be well informed before any travel in this sector. In the direction of Orléans and Bordeaux, it was recommended to take the Dourdan exit (n°10) and join the A11 motorway at the Ablis toll area (n°1).
Finally, after emergency services intervened to clear the road, the immobilized vehicles were able to leave. The A10 was reopened in this direction around 1:15 p.m.
In this same sector, still in the Paris-province direction, a Vinci intervention van and its signaling trailer had already been violently struck on December 12 by a heavy goods vehicle while they were protecting a repair site. roadway between the Allainville (n°11) and Janville (n°12) interchanges. Fortunately, the patrol officer, who was not near the vehicle, was not injured.
Every week in France, 2 to 3 motorway agent vans are reportedly hit, including one per week for Vinci Autoroutes operators.
