Near Toulouse. An accident involving fifteen vehicles on the A 61 motorway
Through David Saint Sernin
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UN fairly rare accident occurred Tuesday, November 2, 2021 on the A 61 motorway, south-east of Toulouse.
This accident involved around fifteen vehicles shortly after leaving 20 Villefranche-de-Lauragais (Haute-Garonne), towards Narbonne.
“Tires burst”
“About fifteen vehicles were involved. These vehicles fell on obstacles. Tires burst. The vehicles are on the emergency lane of the central reservation at a location affected by works ”, explains Vinci highways.
7:07 am: In the direction of Narbonne after exit 20 Villefranche, our teams work on a #Accident., several vehicles seize. Traffic is disrupted. Respect the security corridor. # A61 #InfoTrafic
– A61 motorway (@ A61Trafic) November 2, 2021
Shortly before 7:30 am, recovery vehicles are on site. Traffic had to be temporarily interrupted before being reestablished on two lanes.
Fortunately, the accident, if it is impressive because of the number of vehicles involved, would not have injured anyone.
The vehicles to be received were able to come to a standstill in a landscaped area due to the widening work of the motorway currently being carried out.
A one kilometer plug formed upstream.
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