A slow start to the week for motorists who took to their cars this Monday, December 2, 2024 in the Île-de-France region. According to the Sytadin application, more than 430 klm of traffic jams were recorded this morning due to two accidents that occurred earlier in the morning. The accidents occurred between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m., just as traffic is starting to build up in the Paris region.
At around 8 o'clock this morning, a first accident took place nearOrly airport, involving three vehicles, including a heavy goods vehicle, which paralyzed one of the two lanes of traffic from the A3 to the A1 freeway in the province-Paris direction. A second accident involving a light vehicle then occurred at around 8:30 am on the A1, and a fire broke out, contributing to a considerable slowdown in traffic.
"An accident is in progress on the Paris-bound A1, near the commune of Gonesse, involving a vehicle on fire. Two left-hand lanes are neutralized, and you can only drive in one right-hand lane", according to the Sytadin application.
Sytadin has described the situation as exceptional, and traffic is expected to pick up as the morning progresses, with the application currently reporting only 81km of traffic jams, compared with 430km at around 9am this morning. Traffic is returning to normal after a completely paralyzed freeway in the Île-de-France region early this morning.
