The north-east of France is hit by a disturbance bringing snow and ice this Saturday evening. Heavy freezing rain, which led to the closure of several motorways in Burgundy, appears to be the cause of a pileup of three vehicles on the A6, in the Paris-Lyon direction, near the Beaune area. -Tailly (Côte-d’Or). The driver of one of the vehicles, a young man of 20, died, while five other people were slightly injured, including a six-year-old child.
According to a report at 9:30 p.m., while the freezing rains were about to end, 16 road accidents were recorded in Côte-d’Or, causing 60 victims including, in addition to the deceased young man, two seriously injured .
22 departments on orange vigilance, 14 on Sunday
Throughout the country, and according to a new weather forecast broadcast at 10 p.m., 22 departments were still placed on orange alert until midnight. Only 14 will remain from this time until 6 a.m. Sunday. Yvelines, Essonne, Paris and the inner suburbs have thus come out of orange vigilance.
At 10 p.m., only remained on orange alert Aisne, the Ardennes, Aube, Côte-d’Or, Eure, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Saône, Seine-Maritime, Seine-et-Marne, Somme, Vosges, Territoire de Belfort et Val-d’Oise.
Fourteen of them will still be in orange until 6 a.m. Sunday: Aisne, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Somme, Vosges et Territory of Belfort.
Météo-France predicts snowfall “generally quite brief”, but warns that “they can be more persistent in the border departments of the Grand Est, possibly dropping up to five centimeters on the ground”. Freezing rain could then last “between one and three hours, which could cause traffic difficulties”.
Limited authorized speeds on certain roads
In several regions, authorities have limited the speeds allowed on the roads. In Île-de-France, the speed is lowered by 20 km/h from 5 p.m. to midnight, on the entire network, except the ring road. The police headquarters recommends favoring public transport, equipping your car with snow tires and providing “minimum equipment (warm clothing, food, water)”.
In Hauts-de-France, between Saturday 7 p.m. and Sunday 6 a.m., vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes will have to limit their speed to 110 km/h on sections of motorway normally limited to 130 km/h and 90 km /h on sections of motorways and national roads normally limited to 110 km/h. Vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes must not exceed 80 km/h on national roads and motorways in the region and will be prohibited from overtaking. Same ban on overtaking and reduced speed of 20 km/h for those weighing more than 7.5 tonnes in Eure.
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