At the stop sign of the D 952, the driver of the Toyota Auris hybrid entered the D 951 to apparently turn left in the direction of Angoulême. She started off again, but must not have seen that at that moment an Iveco Daily 3T5 van was coming, which was traveling in the direction of Confolens.
The flatbed truck could not avoid the collision.
Annie Grandjean
The shock was very violent. The driver, alone in her vehicle, had to be extricated and despite attempts at resuscitation by the Confolens SMUR medical team, she died on the spot.
The driver of the flatbed truck, aged 48, very shocked, was not injured but transported by firefighters to the Confolens Hospital Center to undergo check-ups. The accident required the intervention of firefighters from the rescue centers of Confolens and Roumazières, as well as Saint-Claud.
The Gendarmerie has set up diversions in the direction of Ansac-sur-Vienne for vehicles arriving from Angoulême, which has led to traffic jams in the heart of the city of Confolens. Traffic returned to normal around 11 a.m. as soon as the vehicles were removed by the nearby Garage Vignaud. The mayor of Ansac, Fabrice Audoin, was there.
