Toulouse. Man dies, hit by truck, after throwing himself from A621 bridge

Despite the intervention of firefighters, the 60-year-old man could not be resuscitated. After being thrown from a bridge over the expressway, he was struck by several vehicles. (© © Illustration / Paul Haldebel / Actu.fr)

A drama has happened north-west of Toulouse, Wednesday 22 September 2021.

A little after 12:30 p.m., a 60-year-old man according to the Haute-Garonne firefighters died, hit by a truck on the A 621, between the Sept-Deniers and Ancely interchanges.

He threw himself under the wheels of the truck

He quickly happened to jump from a bridge overlooking this road, according to a police source, when he was struck by a truck which, according to a witness at the scene, tried to avoid him.

The vehicles that followed are clear orders.

“We protected him while the help and the police arrived, unfortunately too late”, tells Toulouse news, a motorist who was there at the time of the incident.

An open investigation

He could not be resuscitated despite the intervention of the firefighters. It is to the legal support group R

Has this article been useful to you? Note that you can follow Actu Toulouse in the Mon Actu space. In one click, after registration, you will find all the news of your favorite cities and brands.


Posted

in

by

Tags: