A man traveling in a wheelchair died this Monday late morning, after being hit by a truck weighing more than 3.5 tonnes, in Fonsorbes (Haute-Garonne), near Toulouse. According to newspaper information, the victim was decapitated during the collision.

The police have opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the accident. The truck responsible for the accident will be “scrupulously examined”, according to a source close to the investigation cited by our colleagues.