Following a serious truck accident, the A9 motorway is cut off in the Perpignan – Lyon direction after exit 26 at Gallargues-le-Montueux.
Entrances n° 26 and 27 in Lunel are closed.
The crash happened at 3:37 a.m.
For some undetermined reason, the truck hit the central reservation and caught fire.
The driver of Mauritanian nationality managed to get out of the cockpit.
Safe and sound but shocked, he was transported to the emergency room of CHU de Nîmes in order to undergo medical examinations.
Very significant slowdowns in the other direction
In the direction of Montpellier, traffic is also severely disrupted, while the emergency services carry out extraction operations.
Cars only drive in the right lane causing very heavy traffic jams.
At 8 a.m., the usual journey time was extended by 45 minutes according to Vinci Autoroutes estimates.
Exit 24 (Nîmes east) is strongly recommended.
Miscellaneous facts
Gard: A 15-year-old boy intercepted at 174 km / h on the highway, his father by his side
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Montpellier: A drunk man intercepted at the wheel of a steamroller
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