Near Toulouse, the gendarmes put an end to a two-wheel rodeo
Drivers of large-displacement motorcycles, cross-country motorcycles or scooters met in Bruguières this Sunday, October 24 afternoon. The gendarmes put an end to the rally.
Coming from Toulouse and sometimes from the neighboring departments, about fifty drivers of two-wheelers gathered on Sunday afternoon in an industrial area of Bruguières, north of Toulouse. A wild gathering with its share of risk-taking, runs between two-wheelers and other rear wheel exercises.
Only in the middle of the afternoon, a scooter and a motorbike collided and firefighters intervened to rescue the young driver of the scooter who was evacuated to the hospital with an ankle injury. The rider of the motorcycle involved preferred to disappear…
The gendarmes mobilized quickly and blocked the area. To put an end to risk-taking and to control as many drivers as possible still present. The Toulouse Saint-Michel company mobilized 25 personnel, supported by three patrols from the departmental road safety squadron and even by the gendarmerie helicopter on mission at the time of the alert and which moved to the area. .
The gendarmes checked the papers of all the bikers still present. Various traffic violations were noted, mainly for non-presentation of paper, license, lack of insurance or traffic in the prohibited direction. “Eleven PV in total”, curriculum vitae of the duty officer of the gendarmerie company present on site.
And an investigation has been opened to try to identify the biker involved in the accident with the scooter.