An accident between two trucks paralyzes traffic on the outskirts of Lille

A traffic accident occurred during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, on the A1 motorway, in the direction Paris towards Lille. The Northern Prefecture recommends “absolutely” avoiding the area.

According to the road surveillance unit of the Northern prefecture, the accident involving two heavy goods vehicles took place around 3 a.m. on Thursday. Since then, the right lane and the middle lane have been neutralized, causing a 12-kilometer traffic jam around 7 a.m. and “increasing” at Phalempin, in the direction of Paris towards Lille.

Two injured and a lot of chaos on the road

On this particularly busy route in the morning towards Lille, the traffic jam was still increasing at 8 a.m. and extended over 17 kilometers and began to impact the A21 motorway, near Dourges. A mess which comes on top of the strike on the SNCF TER network and the weather conditions.

According to France 3, two injuries have been reported, the drivers of the heavy goods vehicles involved. Both, aged 25 and 45, were transported to two different hospitals, in Lille and Seclin.