The call of the powder was stronger.
Sunday morning, while driving on the road that leads to the Isola 2000 station (Alpes-Maritimes), the owner of a vehicle from which smoke was starting to escape parked it to be able to leave anyway. to ski.
The car caught fire and the firefighters, alerted by witnesses, had to intervene to contain the fire, reports BFM Nice Côte d'Azur.
It was only after their intervention that the emergency services were able to find the trace of the skier.
The latter would have told them in particular that he could no longer brake and that smoke was coming from the bonnet.
He also reportedly said: “I preferred to leave the vehicle so that I could still enjoy my day on the ski slopes.
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