HIBAPRESS – Follow-up
France has been experiencing difficult road conditions since Monday, January 5th, due to snowfall and ice formation, leading to the deaths of five people in recent hours.
The French Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, has called on citizens to limit their travel until tomorrow evening, in anticipation of significant road hazards.
The Landes department was the most affected, with three people dying in two separate accidents due to ice, according to confirmations from the gendarmerie and local authorities.
In Île-de-France, two people died since Monday evening. A heavy truck skidded on the road in Presles-en-Brie (Seine-et-Marne) and collided with a van, resulting in the death of the van driver after he tried to avoid the collision.
In another accident near midnight in Le Perreux-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne), a VTC taxi carrying a customer swerved due to the snow and fell into the Marne River, resulting in the death of the driver and injury to the passenger.
French authorities continue to warn drivers of the risks, emphasizing the need for extreme caution and limiting travel in these harsh weather conditions.
