Le Figaro Bordeaux
When faced with a motorist, the pedestrian is particularly vulnerable.
Around midnight, on the night of February 20 to 21, a tragedy occurred on the ring road, the Bordeaux ring road.
A 22-year-old driver hit a pedestrian, who died following the impact.
The 25-year-old man was traveling on foot on the ring road but the circumstances of his presence on this road remain to be determined.
Unharmed but in shock, the driver was taken to hospital and the ring road was closed for more than an hour.
This accident between a car and a pedestrian is quite rare, specify the Gironde firefighters.
In March 2023, a 20-year-old woman walking on the ring road was also killed by a vehicle.
In 2023, however, the number of road injuries has decreased in Gironde.
Speed remains the main cause of fatal accidents in the department (52%), ahead of alcohol consumption (33%) and refusal of priority (16%).