Two firefighters were hit on the Paris ring road while intervening in a road accident. Both are seriously injured, but their vital prognosis is not engaged.

Two firefighters were seriously injured, hit by a car, while they intervened in a traffic accident Monday morning on the Paris ring road, said firefighters.

"A little after 6:30 this morning, firefighters were called for an accident on the outer ring road, between the Porte de Passy and the Porte de la Muette", in the west of the capital, said their spokesman Florian Lointier . "Two machines were tagging and caring for victims when a driver hit them at high speed," he said.

Two firefighters seriously injured

According to the report, two firefighters are seriously injured but their vital prognosis does not seem to be engaged, he continued. Five other people, including a firefighter, were slightly injured in this double accident. All were "quickly supported by their comrades and Samu".

In the early morning, a fairly wide security perimeter remained installed on this portion of the device, with only one lane left to traffic. A police investigation is underway, according to the spokesman of the firefighters.