Beaune-sur-Arzon road collision with tree and driver’s resuscitation, Digi Mart USA News (Beaune-sur-Arzon, France): A serious accident occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday on the RD1 road in the commune of Beaune-sur-Arzon, between Craponne-sur-Arzon and Chomelix, according to a report from La Commère 43.
For an reason that has not been determined, a 68-year-old woman driver left the road. She was traveling from Andrézieux to Brioude when she departed the carriageway and struck a tree a few meters from the road with considerable force.
When firefighters from Craponne arrived, the driver was in cardiorespiratory arrest. She was quickly extricated and resuscitated.
In total, she suffered three cardiac arrests and was resuscitated each time.
In addition to the firefighters, a team from SAMU 43 was dispatched, along with the Dragon 63 helicopter. Once her condition was stabilized, she was evacuated as an absolute emergency by air to the university hospital center (CHU) in Clermont-Ferrand.
