A Moroccan-registered truck was stuck in a French village for nearly 18 hours, with the driver inside. The 30-ton vehicle became lodged on a narrow road in a small village located in the Drôme region, southeast France. In a report aired Tuesday on TF1's LE13H news broadcast, it was revealed that the driver of the heavily loaded truck had followed his GPS without paying attention to multiple signs warning that heavy vehicles were not permitted through the village. The incident occurred on Sunday. The Moroccan-registered truck became stuck in the narrow street, unable to move forward or backward. With no way to continue, the driver spent the night in his cabin. The next morning, help arrived, and it took four hours to extract the truck—centimeter by centimeter. One member of the rescue team explained that the vehicle was «completely blocked against the roof and the gutter, with the bumper pressed tightly against the exposed wall». The extraction left behind a damaged bumper, deep tire tracks in the dirt, and torn bark—visible evidence of the struggle to free the truck. For the villagers, the blockage caused serious inconvenience, cutting them off from the outside world for an entire night. «We couldn't get out because the truck had been here all day. We were stuck—there was nothing we could do. If I had an emergency, where would I go? I can't stay here like this», said one resident. According to the report, many heavy vehicles regularly drive through the village, ignoring road signs that prohibit them, and relying solely on GPS directions—often leading to difficult or dangerous situations.
