Emergency services were unable to do anything to save the life of a driver who was the victim of a road accident that occurred on Saturday May 4, around noon, on the route de Saint-Saturnin, in Châteaumeillant (Cher), a few kilometers from the border. of Indre.
Ejected from his car where he was the only one on board, Nicky Gargowitch was in cardiorespiratory arrest when the firefighters arrived. Despite their attempt at resuscitation, the 36-year-old driver was declared dead by the doctor from the mobile emergency and resuscitation service (Smur) in Saint-Amand-Montrond (Cher).
Accident with very high kinetics
According to initial information, the man left the road. The accident took place at high speed, on a winding road. According to initial findings made on site, the driver, at the wheel of a Peugeot Partner, hit a small concrete pole before losing control of the vehicle, the right rear wheel of which had no tire.
During the collision, Nicky Gargowitch, who was not wearing a seat belt, went through the car’s windshield. It was a witness who found him unconscious in front of the vehicle who alerted the emergency services. When they arrived, the victim, who lives in Pérassay, was in cardiorespiratory arrest.
The gendarmes, who went to the scene, are carrying out an investigation which will determine the exact circumstances of the accident. Samples, the results of which are not yet known, were taken to find out whether or not the thirty-year-old had consumed alcohol and/or drugs.
This is the twelfth fatal accident since the start of 2024 on the roads of Cher while figures from the Indre prefecture indicate that at the end of March 2024, five people had died on the roads of Cher. Indre.
