A collision between a van and a heavy goods vehicle injured two people, one of them seriously, near the Garonne rest area on the A62 in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, this Tuesday, November 29. At the origin of the accident, a motorist who retreated nearly 500 meters on the highway at the Garonne rest area. Traffic is kept in one lane.
It is a spectacular road accident attended by users of the A62 motorway in the direction Bordeaux – Toulouse, this Tuesday, November 29. Around 4:30 p.m., a motorist driving a van registered in Poland tried to leave the Garonne rest area located in the town of Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave. A site that is currently closed in this sense. The driver, a 40-year-old Pole, began a perilous maneuver by backing onto the highway for nearly 500 meters.
The extricated driver
At the same time, a truck driver transporting a cargo of wine from Cavaillon (Vaucluse), was surprised by this reverse gear in the middle of the highway. He does not have time to immobilize his semi-trailer, he hits the van head-on. The collision is such that the truck lies down on the right lane of the A62 at pk (kilometer point) 160.
Alerted by oncoming motorists, 24 firefighters from the Castelsarrasin – Moissac, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave and Montauban rescue centers immediately rushed to the scene.
Seriously injured, the 59-year-old driver was extricated from his cabin in the early evening. The SAMU 82 medical team had to take care of him. As for the Polish driver, slightly injured, he was transported to the Montauban hospital center.
Traffic at this time is still on one lane, while the emergency services complete their intervention.