But what happened this Thursday morning on the RN4 at Ligny-en-Barrois in the Meuse?
The circumstances of a serious road accident have not yet been determined,
the public prosecutor of Bar-le-Duc, Sofian Saboulard , told
L'
Est Républicain .
But a gendarme (the passenger) from the departmental road safety squadron died and his colleague, who was driving, was seriously injured after a collision with a heavy goods vehicle.
The vital prognosis of the latter is engaged, specify our colleagues.
The accident occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m., on the climb to Ligny-en-Barrois, a place already known for accidents involving heavy goods vehicles.
The driver's alcohol and narcotics tests were negative.
An investigation has been opened for "manslaughter" by the public prosecutor.
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