A minibus carrying eight people had an accident this Sunday, October 17, while traveling on the A61 motorway in the Aude, in the direction Narbonne – Toulouse. Important help was deployed and the highway had to be cut off to traffic in the afternoon.
Big galley for motorists returning from the weekend this Sunday, October 17: the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse was completely cut off, around 5 p.m., following a traffic accident at Pexiora, between Bram and Castelnaudary, in the Aude.
The driver of a minibus lost control of it before swerving and falling below the highway. He had eight passengers on board, five of whom were injured. Significant rescue resources were deployed with a medical team, five vehicles from Bram, Alzonne, Montreal, Carcassonne and Castelnaudary, as well as the SAMU helicopter forced to land on the roadway to intervene and evacuate an emergency victim. absolute.
Significant traffic jams of nearly 10 km formed in the afternoon. Traffic could be reestablished on all the tracks around 6.15 p.m. but the traffic nevertheless remains severely disrupted.