A major traffic accident occurred in Marseille on Wednesday evening. A car carrying four people collided head-on with the trailer of a heavy goods vehicle parked on the shoulder. The victims were aged between 21 and 27.
It was a scene of chaos that the Marseille firefighters discovered. Shortly before 23:00 on Wednesday evening, a car crashed into the trailer of a heavy goods vehicle parked on the side of the road. The shock was terrible. The accident occurred on the Chemin du Littoral axis, which runs along the A55 motorway in the 16th arrondissement.
Three people died in the accident, one was seriously injured. The front passenger was decapitated. A young woman in the back died from her injuries, while a second passenger also died during the night. Only the driver survived, but he was seriously injured. The two men and two women on board were reportedly between the ages of 21 and 27. Provence.
According to France Bleu Provence, the weight of the trailer that hit it head-on was reported to be 18 tonnes.
An investigation has been launched by the police to determine the causes of this terrible accident, which had dramatic consequences.