This Tuesday, October 1, a heavy goods vehicle was hit from behind by a vehicle. The 25-year-old driver of the car was injured and his passenger died.
A tragedy occurred this Tuesday 1is October, around 6:15 a.m., on the A9 motorway in the Montpellier-Nîmes direction at PK 99 near the Sud de France station in Montpellier.
A car violently collided with a heavy goods vehicle from behind. The driver of the vehicle, aged 25, was injured, his passenger, aged 20, died.
Midi Libre – Mickael ESDOURRUBAILH
Firefighters on site
The driver of the heavy goods vehicle, of Hungarian origin, is 40 years old. He doesn’t appear to be injured. Hérault firefighters intervened to rescue the victims.
According to the initial findings of the gendarmes of the Poussan motorway platoon, the heavy goods vehicle was overtaking a vehicle when the car, which was traveling in the left lane, hit it.
Traffic disrupted
GIACOMO ITALIANO – Midi Libre
The emergency response caused between 2 and 3 km of traffic jams. Traffic was restored around 10:45 a.m.
