The roads of the Grand Est, placed on yellow snow and ice alert, numerous accidents have occurred, including one causing the death of two people.
Traffic is difficult on Wednesday January 14 on the roads of the Grand Est, placed on yellow snow ice alert, with numerous accidents, including one fatal in Alsace, following the fall of freezing rain at dawn. Two people also died in Aisne.
12 road accidents were recorded in Aisne
Two people died Wednesday in Aisne in road accidents linked to ice, firefighters and local authorities announced. A first fatal accident occurred around 7 a.m. in Bergues-sur-Sambre. “A light vehicle deviated from its lane and collided head-on with a heavy goods vehicle”detailed the gendarmerie. The 19-year-old driver of the car died.
Shortly before 8 a.m., another accident between a car and a two-wheeler took place between Rozoy-sur-Serre and Brunehamel. The moped rider, aged 18, died after being “hit from behind”still according to the gendarmerie. “The investigation is still ongoing, but these accidents are certainly linked to the ice. Climatic conditions, grip and visibility are strongly to blame.particularly due to a “thick fog”explained to AFP a communications officer from the department’s gendarmerie.
Aisne was not the subject of any vigilance on Wednesday by Weather Francemore “the state of passability of the roads throughout the department deteriorated at the end of the night with the appearance of patches of ice”depending on the prefecture. A total of 12 road accidents were recorded in Aisne in the morning, also causing seven minor injuries, despite salting operations from 6 a.m. Rescue resources were reinforced on Wednesday in the department, with 90 firefighters deployed, authorities said.
“24 traffic accidents between 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.”
Bas-Rhin firefighters counted 24 traffic accidents between 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., according to a press release received in the middle of the day, which reported one death and 18 injuries, including one serious.
A collision between a tractor and a car on departmental road 207 left one person dead, the driver of the private vehicle, in the town of Bischoffsheim. On the A352 motorway in Molsheim, an accident involving several vehicles left five people injured in relative emergency, while a collision between two cars in Lupstein left one person injured in absolute emergency, according to the press release.
Calls for caution
“Ice is present on the roads, with several accidents already reported. Motorists and pedestrians, be extremely careful when traveling this morning.alerted the national police of Meurthe-et-Moselle on the X network.
In Moselle, following an accident, a semi-trailer is blocked on the A4 motorway in the direction Strasbourg-Paris in Hombourg-le-Haut, generating 4 kilometers of traffic jams, indicated the prefect Laurent Touvet, on the social networks.
“The left lanes in both directions will be neutralized all day for guardrail repairs”he warns. “The icy episode is tending to fade, however the firefighters are still in heavy demand”write the firefighters of Meurthe-et-Moselle on X, calling on residents to limit their movements, “including on foot, and thus avoid the mobilization of emergency services”. “The warm spell will be gradual. Icy areas may persist on roads and sidewalks.they warn.
