A truck hit a Vinci motorway patrol vehicle on the A8 in Var on Wednesday 21 August. Despite the violence of the collision, there were no injuries.
It is a miracle that the toll was not more serious, luck was on the side of the patrol officer who was not in the vehicle when the truck hit it.
The accident occurred at Les Adrets de l’Estérel shortly before 1 p.m. A broken-down vehicle in the right lane was announced by the patroller with their flashing arrow, but the truck did not move.
This shock inevitably brings back to mind the tragedy that occurred in the region a few months ago. Last March, Tony Nellec, a 54-year-old patrolman, lost his life. He was mowed down by a car driven by a young driver aged 18, six Other people were injured in the accident.
“When are you going to crash?”this was the question that Vinci Autoroutes asked motorists at the beginning of the summer during a prevention operation. A message to alert people about the safety of patrol officers, a message that shows the need to remind them that, for these men and women, the danger is always present, especially when stopped on the tarmac, close to vehicles that can go up to 130 km/h.
Vinci reminds us of the safety corridor rule: move out of the way of at least one lane when vehicles with flashing lights intervene.
This is the thirtieth patrol vehicle hit on the Vinci Autoroutes network since January 1, 2024. Among these collisions, 10 occurred on the Escota network in the south. 10 is twice as many as last year on this network for the whole of 2023.