10h32.
The farmers, mobilized at the Toulouse-north toll this morning, are heading towards the Auchan hypermarket in Fenouillet
Farmers prepare to leave the Toulouse-north toll booth on the A62
The farmers' destination is not yet known.
A62: the motorway is reopened after entrance no. 11 of Saint-Jory towards Toulouse
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The A62 is reopened towards Bordeaux
The A62 is reopened towards Bordeaux after around ten minutes of closure, due to an accident, indicates ToulousePeriph.
José Perez, Rural Coordination: “We wanted to control what is in the trucks of foreign goods”
José Perez from Rural Coordination explains: “This morning, we wanted to check what is in the trucks of foreign goods given that in France we are no longer allowed to produce and we import lots of European goods and with prohibited products here we must make the French understand that we cannot produce these products, the standards and constraints prevent us from doing so. He continues: “We came to Toulouse because it's a strategic point, there are products that come from all over France that pass through here, it's strategic. Today the problem is that we don't have no more people to talk to.”
The A62 closed towards Bordeaux due to an accident
ToulousePeriph announces the closure of the A62 towards Bordeaux due to an accident. An accident occurred near Saint-Jory (exit no. 11) north of the Pink City.
Rural Coordination accuses “the police and the prefect of blocking traffic”
In a message posted on Facebook a few moments ago, the Rural Coordination of Lot-et-Garonne affirms that its desire was only to “control the refrigerator trucks” and accuses “the police and the prefect of blocking traffic “.
Very difficult traffic north of Toulouse at 8 a.m.
As shown on the Toulousetrafic.com situation map, large traffic jams are forming at the Toulouse-north tollbooth of the A62.
The tension does not subside at the Toulouse-north tollbooth
Tensions broke out at dawn between farmers and the police at the Toulouse-north tollbooth on the A62.
First tensions between farmers and police
The first tensions broke out between the gendarmes and members of the CR47 at the northern toll gate in Toulouse. Farmers from Rural Coordination initially wanted to be able to search and control food trucks entering the Pink City. But the police prevent them.
At least 3 lanes blocked on the A62 at the Toulouse-north tollbooth
Farmers from Lot-et-Garonne, and members of the rural Coordination agricultural union, arrived at dawn at the Toulouse-north tollbooth on the A62. They are installed at the toll in the Montauban-Agen direction. At 7:30 a.m. at least three toll lanes were blocked. The police are present on the scene.
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Follow the mobilization of farmers from the CR47 to the Toulouse-north tollbooth on the A62 live, this Wednesday morning.
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