Overview

• The 24-year-old Dirno agent was struck by a high-speed van while placing safety cones around a disabled vehicle on the RN154 at Heudreville-sur-Eure.
• Earlier that day, a truck collided with another Dirno vehicle on the RN12 at Saint-Léger-sur-Sarthe but the agents managed to seek shelter before impact.
• Philippe Tabarot visited the Dirno operations center at Évreux to meet the victim’s colleagues and oversee the deployment of a psychological support cell.
• The awareness campaign reminds drivers to respect intervention corridors and warns of 135-euro fines for safety violations around work zones.
• Since 2014, 13 road agents have died and more than 300 have been injured on duty, leading unions to demand improved equipment and staffing levels.