On the A8 motorway, in the direction of Italy towards Aix-en-Provence, near Mougin, a major road accident claimed the life of an 87-year-old man in the middle of the afternoon on Tuesday.
The car in which he was found was "incarcerated in a heavyweight", indicated the departmental fire and rescue service (Sdis) of the Alpes-Maritimes.
"Despite their rapid arrival, the emergency services could not do anything for the passenger in the car," said Sdis 06. The two other occupants of the vehicle, a 57-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman, were slightly injured. .
They were transported to Antibes hospital.
Traffic advice in rainy weather
Traffic is severely disrupted because two traffic lanes have been closed to allow emergency services to intervene in safety.
The circumstances of the accident remain unknown at this time.
#ConseilSécurité On the highway, two phenomena are observed in rainy weather: loss of visibility and loss of grip of the vehicle on the road.
Follow our advice for a safe journey.
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A few hours earlier, Vinci Autoroute recalled on its Twitter account, advice "in rainy weather".
Since midday, the department has been crossed by storm cells.
The emergency services have also specified that “14 interventions are in progress in connection with the bad weather” currently.
These are mainly tree falls and minor flooding.
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