It happens in France, where during a farmers’ protest the A63 motorway was blocked with piles of sand to prevent the passage of vehicles. During the night, two motorists crashed into the barrier, one is hospitalized in critical condition
During the new wave of farmers’ protests in France, some demonstrators have a section of the A63 motorway was blocked near Canejan, Gironde department. To prevent the regular circulation of vehicles, the promoters of this initiative have created (with the help of tractors) a sand wall along the entire roadway. The authorities therefore decided to close all accesses to the motorway, to avoid accidents, but two cars However, they reached the indicated area and found themselves in front of the Protestant barricade. According to reconstructions in the local press, they were two employees of a service station located after the motorway closure signs, intent on returning home after their work shift. Also due to the non-optimal conditions and poor light, neither driver managed to avoid the impact, crashing their car into the sand wall. As seen in a video released by various French press outlets, the first of the two cars hit the barricade at full speed, taking off and landing on the roof, while the driver of the second attempted to brake shortly before the impact, partially reducing the consequences. According to what was reported by the Gironde prefecture in an official note, the toll was one seriously injured and one slightly injured.