The fatal accident occurred around 11 a.m., at Bram on the A61, in the Carcassonne-Toulouse direction. The motorhome is the only cause. The 69-year-old passenger might not be revived. The driver was seriously injured in the legs.
Terrible traffic accident this Saturday morning, around 11 a.m., on the A61 motorway, between Carcassonne and Bram, following the Arzens rest area. The driver of a motorhome, who was driving towards Toulouse, lost control of his vehicle following a tire burst. The motorhome went over the guardrail and ended up below the highway. Informed of the facts, the firefighters deployed significant resources to help the victims. About fifteen firefighters from Castelnaudary, Bram and Carcassonne were dispatched to the scene. A team of emergency doctors from Smur also.
When they arrived, the 69-year-old passenger was in cardiorespiratory arrest. Despite all the efforts of the emergency services, she unfortunately might not be resuscitated and died on the spot. Her husband, the 74-year-old driver, was stuck in the scrap heap. He had to be extricated. He suffers from an open fracture of the lower limbs. He was evacuated to the emergency room of the Carcassonne hospital center. The couple is originally from Romania but resides in France.
5 km slowdown
The cops quickly intervened. With the Vinci Autoroute teams, they secured the emergency response. Traffic at the accident site was in the left lane. It was heavily disrupted, resulting in up to 5 km of slowdown, for an extended journey time of 30 minutes. Exit was advised at Carcassonne West and, conversely, entry was not recommended at Carcassonne West. But shortly before 2 p.m., Vinci announced the end of the disturbances. The gendarmes opened an investigation and carried out the usual investigations to determine the exact causes of the accident.
