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Felled Trees Cause Two Crashes in Haute-Garonne After Nighttime Road Obstruction

Investigators are pursuing suspects after four trees with a 'Pour le préfet' message nearby were found on the D826.

Overview

  • Two drivers, ages 43 and 50, were injured in separate collisions on the D826 near Francarville in the early hours of January 16.
  • One victim sustained serious eye injuries and is being treated at the CHU de Toulouse, while the other reported cervical pain.
  • Gendarmes determined four roadside trees had been deliberately cut to block the departmental route.
  • The Toulouse prosecutor opened a flagrante delicto investigation citing aggravated intentional violence, endangering others, destruction of public-use property, and obstruction of traffic.
  • The Brigade de recherche de Villefranche-de-Lauragais is leading the inquiry as authorities actively seek the perpetrators, and local farm representatives publicly condemned the act.