ACCIDENT CAR. The driver of the truck, which was recognized to be the origin of the fatal accident on the RN2, has been indicted for manslaughter and involuntary injury.

Summary The victims of the accident The driver of the heavy weight of The RN2, a road accident-prone

[updated on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 17: 40 pm] the driver of The truck involved in the fatal accident of the RN2, near Laon, was indicted for manslaughter and involuntary injury, has informed the public prosecutor of Laon in a press release on Thursday, July 30. The road explained to investigators he was "distracted by a cable to the annoying to the inside of his vehicle. He turned his eyes away to look after, accurate the floor. When he raised his head, he noticed a slowdown and has not been able to stop his vehicle, hitting those in front of him. The vehicle of the five victims has been caught in the pile-up," said the judges.

The motorist was forced to hand over his driving licence to the authorities. According to the public ministry, "this measure appears to be sufficient to prevent the risk of a renewal of the offence." The man, 57-year-old has also been indicted for the crime of escape, in case of an accident equipment committed to Soissons for a few minutes before the accident. He faces 5 years of prison.

The circumstances and the victims of the accident

The collision took place around 15h on the RN2, near Laon (Aisne). The accident "involved a truck type dump truck, two vans and two passenger vehicles. (...) The car, leaving the roadway, caught fire," said the department of fire and rescue (SDIS) of the Aisne. According to the first elements, the Toyota — vehicle in which were travelling the four children — was struck by the heavy weight in the opposite direction and the car that preceded it. The children aboard, trapped by the flames, are deceased. BFMTV has reported that the driver, a native of the paris region, was travelling with his son of 11 years and three children of his sister. In a state of absolute emergency, the mother was taken to the hospital of Amiens by helicopter, his prognosis would not be committed. The relief is also engaged with a wounded light at the edge of one of the other vehicles. "The other people, severely shocked psychologically, are supported by the services of the centre hospitalier de Laon," said the firemen.

the driver of The truck

the driver of The truck type dump truck, has been placed in police custody on Tuesday before being indicted on Thursday. Since, the individual has confessed to investigators to have lost control of the vehicle by picking up his phone charger. According to FranceInfo, the object placed between his legs bothered him. After you have picked up, the driver found that there was a risk of colliding with the vehicle, that the was. Trying to avoid it, the road has swerved and struck the Toyota in the opposite direction. The prosecutor has therefore confirmed this version and indicated that the first results of tests for alcohol and drugs were negative. The record of the driver "door track of two convictions, there are more than 10 years of heads of driving under the alcoholic," said the prosecutor.

The RN2, a road accident-prone

On BFMTv, the mayor of Laon, Eric Delhaye, said that the road "is known as being somewhat accident-prone. This is a section where there is a traffic very important particularly heavy weight with overtaking areas where we pass three-way and moments where it narrows to two lanes. And often there are vehicles that go too fast when overtaking and then they are surprised when they arrive to slowdowns before the roundabouts." However, the minister of transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, reported that the state of the road is not in question in this drama.

Date Of Update: 30 July 2020, 11:57