The car lying on its side, crushed on the safety edge, tracks on the embankment, and this damaged bridge just above. A rare and violent road trip occurred this Thursday, around 10 p.m., in Lens, reports the voice of the North.
The driver of the Volkswagen (30 years old) reportedly lost control of his vehicle when crossing the bridge over the A21.
For reasons that the police investigation will have to determine, the vehicle struck a mound of earth, rolled down the embankment for several meters, before coming to rest below, on the highway. When help arrived, one of the passengers, 31, was trapped in the passenger compartment. It was extracted from it. In cardiorespiratory arrest, he was finally declared deceased shortly followingwards.
The other two occupants are more slightly injured, they were hospitalized in stride. Significant resources were mobilized for the intervention: firefighters (Lens, Liévin, Harnes), SMUR Arras, Lens police, CRS, DIR Nord… The accident led to the closure of a lane on the mining ring road.
According to information from our colleagues, the three occupants joined their work in a company located nearby.