A truck lay across the A89 very early this Friday morning. The accident occurred around 5 a.m. between the interchanges of Coutras, in Gironde, and Montpon-Ménestérol, in Dordogne, towards Clermont Ferrand. The heavy goods vehicle was traveling in the opposite direction, towards Bordeaux. During the accident, he crossed the central reservation and found himself lying on the opposite lane. The recovery operation is in progress this Friday at the end of the morning.
Repair operation in progress
Traffic has been completely interrupted since 5 a.m. this morning. The exit is compulsory at Coutras and it is forbidden to enter at this interchange. The on-site breakdown technicians must remove all the packages contained in the HGV to raise it. A crane is also mobilized. Repair operations must be completed by the end of the morning on Friday. According to radio 107.7, traffic will be disrupted until Saturday morning because of work to repair the guardrail.
The truck driver, a man in his sixties, was taken to Libourne hospital for check-ups.