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Motorcyclist dies in collision at Saint-Priest and Vénissieux boundary
A motorcyclist died after a collision with a car on Friday evening, October 16, at a junction on the border of Saint-Priest and Vénissieux, near Lyon.
Emergency crews tried to revive him at the scene, but he was declared dead shortly before 8 p.m.
The motorcycle and a Peugeot 3008 collided where Boulevard de Parilly meets Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle.
The precise circumstances are not yet known, and the results of alcohol and drug tests on those involved had not been reported.
The junction is on a busy road where other serious crashes have happened, including incidents involving pedestrians in 2019 and 2021.
A petition after those earlier crashes called for safety improvements, and investigators are still determining what happened in Friday’s collision.
A motorcyclist died after a collision with a Peugeot 3008 at the boundary between Saint-Priest and Vénissieux.
The crash happened shortly before 19:30 on Friday, 16 October, at the junction of boulevard de Parilly and avenue Charles-de-Gaulle.
Firefighters tried to revive the motorcyclist at the scene, where he was declared dead shortly before 20:00.
Initial reports said the motorcyclist was travelling on avenue Charles-de-Gaulle when he hit the car.
The circumstances of the collision and the results of alcohol and drug tests were not known.
- Who
- A motorcyclist and the occupants of a Peugeot 3008 were involved. The motorcyclist died.
- What
- A motorcycle and a car collided.
- When
- Friday, 16 October, shortly before 19:30.
- Where
- At the junction of boulevard de Parilly and avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, on the boundary between Saint-Priest and Vénissieux, France.
- Why
- The precise circumstances of the collision remain undetermined.
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Two pedestrians aged 71 and 77 were struck while crossing avenue Charles-de-Gaulle near Parilly Park.
A BMW hit and dragged a pedestrian on avenue Charles-de-Gaulle near the Renault Trucks headquarters.
A motorcycle and a Peugeot 3008 collided at the junction of boulevard de Parilly and avenue Charles-de-Gaulle.
The motorcyclist was declared dead at the scene.
- Date
- Friday, 16 October
- Collision time
- Shortly before 19:30
- Location
- Boulevard de Parilly and avenue Charles-de-Gaulle
- Boundary
- Saint-Priest and Vénissieux
- Car involved
- Peugeot 3008
- Death confirmed
- Shortly before 20:00