To illustrate the documentary, the Complément d'investigation teams on France 2 met Nicolas Bertrand, a truck driver in Gard, a miracle. On March 18, the bridge in the village of Chamborigaud suddenly collapsed as he crossed it at the wheel of his truck.
This Thursday, November 28 at 11 p.m., the news magazine Complément d'investigation on France 2 devotes its issue to the great disrepair of our bridges and roads. A zoom is reserved for the Chamborigaud bridge.
To illustrate the documentary, the teams of the investigative program met Nicolas Bertrand, a truck driver in Gard, a miracle. On March 18, the bridge in the village of Chamborigaud suddenly collapsed as he crossed it at the wheel of his truck. After a dizzying fall, he found himself trapped in his vehicle which crashed to the bottom of the river. The emergency services will have to extricate him from his cabin. Luckily, he escaped with a few broken ribs and bruises.
Presentation of the report: How can we explain the sudden collapse of this bridge? Are other structures also at risk of collapsing in France? After the fall of the Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy on August 14, 2018, which caused the death of 43 people, a Senate report drew up an alarming observation of the disastrous state of thousands of bridges in France. A program is then launched by the State to secure certain constructions. With what results? Thanks to confidential data, the team of this document discovered that sometimes certain recommendations aimed at ensuring the safety of users are not respected. Potholes, badly damaged roads: the journalists went to meet citizens who warn about the poor state of the roads in their municipality, sometimes in vain. Last June, in Roubaix, a 36-year-old young woman died, crushed by a truck after falling from her scooter. A damaged roadway was the cause of his death, according to his family. According to the Lille metropolitan area, repair work had been carried out. An investigation is underway. Chronic underinvestment by the State, global warming, additional investigation into the great dilapidation of France's bridges and roads.”
Trailer:
An investigation by Sebastien Lafargue, Baptiste Laigle and Lucie Dulois, presented by Virginie Vilar.
