A dramatic traffic accident involving a tractor occurred on Monday, July 1, 2024 in the town of Val-Cenis, in Savoie. A 39-year-old man lost his life, crushed by his agricultural machine after falling below the road, reports The Dauphine .
The alert was given early in the afternoon, around 2 p.m. According to initial information, the thirty-year-old was attempting a maneuver on the road when the tractor tipped onto the side of the road, he said. France 3 Auvergne Rhone-Alpes who was reporting information from the CRS Savoie. The agricultural vehicle then rolled over several times before coming to a stop.
The driver died on the spot
Unfortunately, the driver was thrown from the passenger compartment before being crushed by his own tractor. When help arrived, the victim was in cardio-respiratory arrest. The rescuers tried to resuscitate him, in vain. The thirty-year-old was pronounced dead on the scene by a doctor from the Samu, specifies France 3.
A major rescue operation was deployed for this accident. In addition to the firefighters, two ambulances were mobilized as well as rescuers from the High Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon (PGHM), on board a Choucas 73 helicopter, specifies The Dauphine.
