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Illustration photo of the EGRATZ viaduct which leads to the Mont-Blanc tunnel, in the Chamonix valley.
Various facts – A rare accident in the heart of the summer holidays. Consequently, A car with four occupants on board was affected this Wednesday. Moreover, August 20, by the fall of rocks of a wall bordering the RN205 near Chamonix, in Haute-Savoie. Consequently, The landslide killed two young adults.
Two people died and two were injured, confirmed the prosecutor of Bonneville, Boris Duffau, in a statement on Wednesday evening.
The victims are a family-a couple. their son and his girlfriend from Oisemont in near chamonix, haute-savoie, block rock the Somme, on vacation in Combloux, in Haute-Savoie, explained the magistrate. They returned from a visit to the Merlet animal park, in the commune of the Houches.
Open survey – Near chamonix, haute-savoie, block rock
The two people killed. aged in his twenties, were at the back of the vehicle, at which the rocky block crashed, from a wall that runs along the road. It is the son of the couple and his girlfriend, born in 2002.
The driver. the vehicle before the vehicle, both aged 54, were injured and transported to the hospital in Annecy and Sallanches, added Boris Duffau.
A survey in search of the causes of death was opened by the Bonneville prosecutor’s office. entrusted to the Chamonix research brigade.
The facts occurred around 6 p.m., in the descending direction between Chamonix and the town of Passy, up to the kilometric point 17.
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Closed routes in the accident area
Rescue and security operations mobilized 36 firefighters and twenty police officers.
The landslide caused traffic difficulties on this national road which is the access route between the A40 motorway. Chamonix and the Mont Blanc tunnel.
Around 10:40 p.m.. the prefecture announced that traffic was reopened in both directions on between Chamonix and Passy “via the viaduct of the Egratz”arranged accordingly. The tracks remain closed in the accident area.
In addition, the crossing of the Mont Blanc tunnel has again been possible since 10:30 p.m. for heavy goods vehicles from Italy, after several hours of interruption.
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