“One day there will be deaths”

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“A big clap of thunder. » The sound of the collapsed building woke up residents of Rue de la Rive in La Grand-Croix (Loire), which runs along the A47 motorway between Saint-Etienne and Lyon, on the night of Monday 4 to Tuesday 5 November.

A neighbor testifies.

Passage of trucks

This old house is abandoned at 1103 rue. It is heavily damaged due, firstly, to its advanced state of disrepair.

But the main problem is the untimely passage of trucks. “A hundred a day. » Near the industrial zone, on the edge A47 motorwaythe turns are winding and the semi-trailers brush against the buildings of the street, on the left or the right.

A sign prohibiting heavy goods vehicles, whether goods transport vehicles, trucks, vans or vans, is however installed.

With motorway entrances closed, a peak in attendance

Motorway entrances, at the interchange, were closed for work from September 3 to October 18, 2024. Motorists use this road.

Monday evening was one too many. Part of the wall of the house collapses. “Fortunately, it happened at night,” says the neighbor. There is going to be a serious accident. One day there will be someone dead. »

If the street is supposed to be blocked, pedestrians and vehicles still pass. “The markings were blown, it’s super dangerous. »

Contacted, the mayor of the city has not yet responded to our requests.

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