The tragedy occurred last night on the A43 motorway between Chambéry and Lyon.
Three highway agents who were carrying out a beaconing operation were hit head-on by a vehicle.
A 54-year-old man died, another was airlifted in absolute emergency to a hospital in Lyon.
The last victim, more slightly injured, was evacuated to a hospital in Bourguoin Jallieu.
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According to information from
Dauphiné Libéré
, the German motorist ended his mad dash by hitting a heavyweight but he came out unscathed.
He was driving at high speed on a construction site while being under the influence of narcotics.
His car breaks down in the middle of a chase with the police
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Lyon: The police are appealing for witnesses to find the driver who hit the man who threw himself from a bridge
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