a truck driver shot dead by a gendarme after a road check

The driver of a 35-year-old truck was shot dead by a gendarme in Montauban, this Friday afternoon, around 4:20 p.m. He was traveling in his truck not far from the Montauban ring road and was followed by the police from Montbartier, because he would have been seen taking a direction prohibited according to the first elements of the prosecution.

He refuses to comply

The driver stopped then tested positive for cocaine, refusing to comply, he fled. The police chase him, and throw harrows to try to stop him. The truck tries to force a first roadblock and will end up hitting one of the gendarmerie vehicles. At that time, one of the gendarmes on the spot used his weapon and touched the driver, who then died of his injuries according to the prosecution.

The truck catches fire

The truck then caught fire entirely, the departure of which could have been caused by friction, the sparks from the tires punctured by the harrows against the asphalt. As a result, the A20 motorway had to be cut in the south-north direction at Montauban, with strong disturbances in the sector. According to the Montauban prosecutor’s office, the driver, registered in France, was already known to the police. An investigation has been opened to determine the exact circumstances of the events.

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