A French farmer's wife was killed and her husband and daughter seriously injured when they were hit by a car that crashed into a barricade erected by demonstrators as part of the French farmers' protests.
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The growing manifestations of French farmers were rocked by tragedy this Tuesday after the death of a woman in one traffic accident in one Protest barricade. Her husband and daughter were seriously injured.
A wagon crashed into bales of straw Protesters They stood across the street and hit the three people before crashing into the semi-trailer of a tractor, prosecutor Olivier Mouysset said in a statement.
The fatal accident occurred in Southwest France It marks a dramatic turnaround for French farmers' growing protest movement for better wages and against what they see as excessive regulation, rising costs and other problems.
After months of demonstrations, the protests have begun intensified Recent weeks have seen traffic closures, dumping of smelly agricultural waste in front of government offices and other protests. Farmers have also carried out other protest actions, such as flipping traffic signs to draw attention to what they see as senseless agricultural policies.
The government is trying to address farmers' concerns
France is one of Europe's agricultural powers with powerful agricultural interest groups, but also one deep discontent among the farmerswho say they are struggling to make ends meet despite working long hours to feed the country and boost exports with their products.
The government of the French President, Emmanuel Macronhas worked to assuage farmers' concerns before their anger turns into a broader movement, such as the Yellow Vest protests against economic injustice in 2019, which dented the head of state's popularity and sparked often violent clashes between protesters and riot police.
The woman was hit by a car in the region AriègeAccording to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, he was a farmer in southwest France. The French media stated that he was dedicated to raising livestock. “All our farmers are mourning. “Our nation is shocked,” Attal added. President Macron described the accident in a social media post as a tragedy that “overwhelms us all” and said he had ordered his government to “find”concrete solutions“on the difficulties that farmers reveal.
According to authorities there are no clues that the collision was intentional. Police detained the occupants of the vehicle for questioning.