Colmar. A car falls into a river after a collision

An Audi Q3 car snatched a railing before falling in the channeled logelbach bordering the road from Neuf-Brisach to Colmar. However, this Sunday, August 3, shortly before 10 a.m.

Coming from rue du Pigeon. In addition, the Audi violently struck the front of a Renault Kangoo circulating in the direction of good people – Route de Neuf -Brisach.

The Audi, strongly damaged at the front, found itself almost three meters below the roadway, blocked across the river fortunately shallow.

The driver had consumed alcohol – Colmar. car falls river after

A witness helped the driver come out. This 38 -year -old woman. domiciled in the country of Brisach, told the police that he had spent part of the night at the Colmar wines, then walked for a long time before driving, which in no way accelerates the decrease in the alcohol level present in the body.

The driver had consumed alcohol: the ethylotst turned out to be positive. a result which should be confirmed – or informed – by a blood analysis. The drug screening has proven to be negative.

Slightly injured according to the first exams. the 30 -year -old, colmar. car falls river after notably presenting pain on the left side of the abdomen and torso, was evacuated by firefighters at Pasteur hospital. Additionally, The emergency services examined the Renault driver on the spot. a 63 -year -old man whose state of health did not require transport to the hospital.

The vehicle removed with a lifting crane

The firefighters set up a hydrophilic absorbent sausage over the entire width of the watercourse downstream from the place of the accident. in order to capture any hydrocarbon leaks.

This accident, fortunately more spectacular than serious, attracted many curious people on the spot. A truck with a lifting crane extracted and repaired the Audi around 11:15 am.