▁on ▁the ▁Route ▁N ationale ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁his ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁ 1 7 0 ▁convert ible ▁with ▁a ▁registration ▁number ▁" AW W ▁ 4 4 - 3 4 2 5 ". ▁Just ▁south ▁of ▁Bor de aux , ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 8 : 3 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁collision ▁with ▁a ▁Ren ault ▁ 2 2 ▁tr uck . ▁The ▁accident ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁road ▁D 1 , ▁present - day ▁D 2 1 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁N 1 0 , ▁present - day ▁D 1 0 1 0 , ▁in ▁C est as ▁( ). ▁The ▁tr uck , ▁driven ▁by ▁Jean ▁Antoine ▁G asc , ▁was ▁carrying ▁ ▁of ▁empty ▁gas ▁cyl ind ers . ▁The ▁collision ▁ru pt ured ▁the ▁fuel ▁tank ▁of ▁the ▁Mer cedes ▁and ▁ign ited ▁the ▁pet rol . ▁Wit ness es ▁to ▁the ▁accident ▁quickly ▁put ▁out ▁the ▁fl ames . ▁Alice ▁Duc our ne au ▁gave ▁first ▁aid ▁to ▁Sch n au fer , ▁who ▁was ▁ble eding ▁from ▁a ▁w ound ▁from ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁his ▁head . ▁The ▁police ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 9 : 3 0 , ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁Sch n au fer ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁f ract ured ▁sk ull , ▁and ▁was ▁immediately ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁Saint - And ré ▁H ô p ital ▁in ▁Bor de aux .