Traffic gradually resumed around 1 p.m. but at the start of the afternoon, the debris is still being evacuated on the A63, at the Saint-Jean-de-Luz Sud interchange (No. 2) towards Spain.
Around 6:10 a.m., “an accident involving several vehicles including a truck lying on all the tracks occurred today,” explains Vinci Autoroute in a press release.
"Two drivers were slightly injured and transported to the Polyclinic of Saint-Jean-de-Luz", according to
Sud-Ouest
. Traffic was interrupted to allow the evacuation of the truck which had caught fire and to carry out repairs to emergency.
2:15 p.m.: #A63 Evacuation of debris still in progress.
Difficult traffic with more than 1h20 to cross the disturbance between Bayonne North and St Jean de Luz South.
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After controlling the fire, the burnt-out truck had to be evacuated with suitable cranes and operations were still in progress at 10:30 a.m.
“At the same time, our teams, accompanied by the police, are in the process of evacuating vehicles stuck in traffic jams, explains Vinci Autoroute.
It will remain to repair the roadway damaged by the fire in the afternoon.
“Traffic disruptions in the direction of Spain, between Bayonne North and Saint-Jean-de-Luz south over approximately 16 km are still in progress at the start of the afternoon.
The traffic management plan has been adapted, with recommended exits signaled to motorists.
For all vehicles, entry remains prohibited at Saint-Jean-de-Luz Sud (n° 2).
Vinci Autoroute estimates that the return to normal will take place in the early evening.
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