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Mont Blanc tunnel: a truck jackknifed

Sunday 14th May, 2017, a refrigerated truck carrying meat jackknifed in the second turn of the access ramp to the Mont Blanc tunnel (RN205), in the commune of Chamonix Mont-Blanc.

According to Radio Mont Blanc, traffic was somewhat disrupted, but the driver of the truck was not injured.

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Last update on Monday 15 May 2017. The truck has been emptied in the afternoon.

Last update on Tuesday 16 May 2017: The truck was removed from the route during last night.

According to Le Dauphine, the intervention teams took advantage of the closure of the tunnel due to maintenance, between 10pm and 6am, in order to not obstruct the traffic.

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