Overview
- The collision on December 2 in the Tunnel des Monts pushed an Audi A1 roughly 300–400 meters, a scene widely shared in a viral video.
- Multiple motorists flashed lights and sounded horns before a van pulled ahead of the tanker to force a stop near the tunnel exit.
- The tanker driver contends he was unaware of the drag, and alcohol and drug screenings came back negative.
- According to TF1, the driver is foreign, works for a Spanish company, and was hauling bleach described as highly flammable.
- The gendarmerie was alerted, the motorist says he will file a complaint, and after an accident report was completed the truck continued its route.