A man has died after driving his van off the A1 autoroute in Etoy in canton Vaud.
The 22-year-old lost control and careered over the grass strip next to the road and then crashed down several meters onto a side street. He died at the scene.
Police say the driver lived locally.
Why he lost control is under investigation.
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