More fear than harm, this Tuesday at midday on the A72, near Feurs. Around noon, a patrolman from the motorway company was on the call for a broken down car, in the direction of Clermont-Saint-Étienne.
The vehicle was parked on the hard shoulder, and the Vinci Autoroutes employee had placed his van in protection, 200 meters upstream from the stopped vehicle. The patrolman was at that time with the broken down motorist and the repairman who was busy preparing for the removal of the car.
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It was at this time that a utility vehicle struck the Vinci highway van from behind. In the crash, the two vans caught fire. Luckily, the patrolman was not in his vehicle at the time. The driver of the utility vehicle that hit the van was able to get out of his vehicle on his own. Slightly injured, he was taken care of by the firefighters and transported to the North hospital center.
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The A72 reopened on a single lane towards Saint-Étienne
To allow the intervention of firefighters alerted at 12:08 p.m., the motorway was cut in both directions, with a compulsory exit at Feurs. The event generated 3.5 km of traffic jams towards Saint-Étienne but also 3 km of slowdowns in the opposite direction, towards Clermont-Ferrand. Firefighters hired 17 officers to deal with the blaze.
The A72 was reopened to traffic shortly after 2 p.m. But in the direction of Saint-Étienne, traffic is only on the right lane. The left lane bears significant scars from the fire. “It will be necessary to redo the asphalt, badly damaged by the fire”, indicate the services of the motorway concessionaire.
