Near Toulouse: a man seriously injured in a collision between cyclists
While riding along the Canal du Midi, a septuagenarian hit another cyclist. One of them is seriously injured.
It’s an unusual accident. This Wednesday, a septuagenarian was seriously injured during a collusion between two cyclists in Gardouch, in Lauragais. His life is in danger. He was even plunged into an artificial coma.
When this retiree leaves his home in Montesquieu-Lauragais in the middle of the morning, he certainly does not imagine what will happen next. As he is used to, this Haut-Garonne native gets on his bike and rides along the Canal du Midi. Arrived towards Gardouch, the way seems clear. An opportunity to accelerate over several meters. Then the path bends. And the victim does not immediately notice the other cyclist traveling in the opposite direction. The shock is terrible. The two men are ejected from their bikes. One broke his collarbone, the other violently hit his skull.
One of the witnesses to the scene immediately alerted the fire department. Once there, the emergency services realize that the septuagenarian has a head trauma. It seems serious enough to be evacuated to a hospital. At the same time, the gendarmes of the company of Villefranche-de-Lauragais study the ground to understand the development of the facts. According to the regulars of the place, it is not uncommon for cyclists to do the 20 km / h in this area yet cited by walkers and running enthusiasts.