The shock occurred around 4:40 p.m. this Tuesday afternoon in Cannes. An 89-year-old man who was crossing the southern carriageway of Boulevard de la Croisette, on which a renovation and modernization project is underway, was hit by a truck that was reversing, confirmed to 20 minutes the municipality. He did not survive.
The truck was part of the work in progress on the boulevard
According to Nice morningwitnesses explained having heard cries to warn the pedestrian, but which were not enough to avoid him the fatal shock.
The accident occurred near number 72 of the boulevard currently under construction. The truck in question was precisely part of the construction site. At the end of the afternoon, he was still immobilized as part of the findings. An investigation has been opened.