The driver, aged about 35 years, then lost control of his vehicle, near the toll of Montauban-South, and the truck caught fire.
A truck driver who refused to obey the cops on the highway near Montauban has died this Friday after a policeman shot him, and that his truck caught fire, stated the public prosecutor.
“He refused to comply following a traffic stop, he fled, crashed into a gendarmerie vehicle in which was a policeman. A gendarme has made use of his weapon, the driver has been hit,” added the prosecutor.
Loss control
The driver, aged about 35 years, then lost control of his vehicle, near the toll of Montauban-South, and “the truck caught fire. The gendarmes brought him first aid but he died. The autopsy will determine the cause of death”, has added the same source.
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The fire brigade and the Ambulance service have also attempted to revive him, according to the firefighters, who then extinguished the flames that had spread into the brush near the truck.
The investigation will attempt to determine why the driver, who would transport packages, has refused to obey the constables.
