Occitanie: horses victims of an accident on the A75 motorway, traffic cut off during the intervention

This Sunday, April 28 in the middle of the afternoon, around 3:30 p.m., on the A75 motorway near Pézenas in Hérault, a truck carrying five horses lay down on the road. If the three people present in the truck escaped without injuries, two of the horses were injured in the accident, at the level of the front limbs, reports Midi Libre.

The A75 cut in both directions

It required the intervention of firefighters, a veterinarian and police who blocked the highway in both directions during this delicate intervention. The two injured horses had to be calmed before being urgently evacuated to a veterinary clinic in Béziers. The heavy goods vehicle was able to be lifted using a tow truck and traffic was able to resume around 5 p.m.