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Head-on collision between motorhome and van in Gard leaves two seriously injured

28.06.2026 22:46 4 min 8 sources РУС
InfOccitanie FRA + 7 more
Head-on collision between motorhome and van in Gard leaves two seriously injured
Original source: InfOccitanie

In Brief

On May 11, on RD6580 in Pujaut (Gard), a motorhome collided head-on with a van. Three injured, two in serious condition, road closed.

On May 11, 2026, around 10:45 a.m., a head-on collision occurred between a motorhome and a van on the RD6580 road in the commune of Pujaut (Gard department). According to firefighters, the impact was "very violent." Three people were injured: a 73-year-old female passenger in the motorhome and a 63-year-old van driver were trapped in their vehicles and taken to hospitals in Avignon and Nîmes in serious condition. The 72-year-old motorhome driver sustained minor injuries and was also taken to hospital.

Thirteen firefighters and five emergency vehicles were deployed. Extrication was required to free the trapped victims. Traffic was closed during the rescue operation — according to different sources, for three hours or several hours.

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Gard: head-on collision between motorhome and van, two seriously injured

12.05.2026 InfOccitanie FRA Original source

Head-on collision with motorhome in Pujaut: two seriously injured

12.05.2026 ICI, le média de la vie locale FRA Original source

Accident: two seriously injured in violent head-on collision between motorhome and van, road closed for rescue

11.05.2026 France 3 Occitanie FRA Original source

Head-on collision between motorhome and van in Gard: two seriously injured

11.05.2026 midilibre.fr FRA Original source

Collision between a van and a motorhome

11.05.2026 ledauphine.com FRA Original source

Two people seriously injured after collision between a van and a motorhome in Pujaut

11.05.2026 Objectif Gard FRA Original source

Collision between a motorhome and a van in Pujaut: three injured, two seriously

11.05.2026 TV Sud Magazine, Toute l'actualité du Gard rhodanien ! FRA Original source

Pujaut: Three Injured, Two Seriously, in Head-On Collision Between a Van and a Motorhome

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