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This Monday, July 7th, late in the evening, a traffic accident on the Promenade des Anglais resulted in the death of two people.
It was 10:30 PM when a motorcycle and a bicycle collided at 480 Promenade des Anglais. The crash occurred a few steps from the airport, near the Sheraton hotel on the northbound road.
The circumstances of the accident
Among the three people involved, only one survived: the motorcycle driver. According to the police, the cyclist had “crossed the road while the light was green for the drivers.” The motorcycle, passing by the scene, violently collided with the bicycle.
According to the report from the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS 06), the cyclist was a man aged between 30 and 40 years old, and the passenger was between 25 and 30 years old.
The motorcycle driver, miraculously surviving, was transported immediately to Pasteur 2 Hospital. Also according to the SDIS 06, “his life-threatening condition” was reported during the evening.
The SDIS deployed 8 vehicles and 17 firefighters to the scene. The municipal and national police quickly arrived for reinforcement.
