Toulouse: a young cyclist seriously injured rue de Metz
A cyclist was hit by a car last night on rue de Metz, in Toulouse. Supported by the emergency services, she was evacuated in absolute urgency to the Purpan hospital.
A 25-year-old young woman was transported to the emergency room of Purpan hospital “in absolute urgency” on the night of Friday to Saturday January 15, in Toulouse. Firefighters received an alert call just before 3 a.m. after an accident that happened on rue de Metz, in the heart of Toulouse.
The victim was traveling on a bicycle when she was hit by a car whose driver, according to the first elements of the police investigation, was reversing. Firefighters and a medical team from Smur 31 took care of the victim. She was medicalized on the spot before being evacuated to the emergency room of the Purpan hospital where she was admitted to the shock treatment room. His vital prognosis was engaged. This Saturday morning, the prognosis of the doctors remains reserved.
The driver of the car involved in the accident, a VTC driver, was taken into custody. Investigators on duty at urban security are carrying out investigations to understand the circumstances of this dramatic accident.
This week, a 20-year-old rugby player died on Tuesday evening while riding a scooter. He was hit by a driver on avenue Jules-Julien in Toulouse and killed instantly. Wednesday afternoon, a teenager was run over by the driver of a car in the Pradettes district of Toulouse. Hospitalized, she suffered serious injuries.