Annecy. The wheel gives way, a construction crane lies down on the VRU
The driver of a truck towing a construction crane lost control of his load on Wednesday, October 5 in the middle of the morning, as he was about to enter the urban expressway (VRU) RD 3508. The incident occurred shortly after 10:30 am, on the access ramp to the VRU, coming from rue du Jourdil.
The driver did not make a driving error but was the victim of a mechanical breakage in the curve. According to the first elements, a bolt on the crane’s traction wheel loosened and one ended up jumping, freeing the wheel. Disconnected and carried away by its weight, the crane lay down on the roadway. The load ended its loading at the end of the ramp, partly encroaching on the RD 3508. Significant slowdowns were thus observed on the bypass axis, until the lifting of the stranded crane and its evacuation, at the end of the ‘afternoon.