A large number of firefighters, police and the motorway gendarmerie platoon have been mobilized on the A8, in Nice, this Friday, since 10:30 a.m. Rescue workers and law enforcement officers are trying to dissuade a man, a professional football player from OGC Nice, from throwing himself from the Magnan viaduct, more than 100 m high, it has been learned 20 minutes from concordant sources, confirming a information from Nice morning. A gendarmerie negotiator and a psychologist dispatched by the Gym are also on site.
Contacted by 20 minutes, OGC Nice had not responded at the end of the morning. A communication was also sent to the press at 11:40 a.m. to announce that “the press conference initially scheduled for 1:15 p.m.” this Friday, in view of the Nice-Brest match on Sunday, was postponed. According to Nice morningthe player in question would be suicidal following a romantic breakup.