<p>An 88-year-old man caught speeding at a breakneck 191 kilometres (119 miles) per hour on a French country road told officers that he was late for his Covid-19 vaccine appointment, police said.</p>.<p>The speed limit on the road where he was picked up on Thursday is 110 kilometres per hour, police in the eastern French Bas-Rhin region said on Facebook.</p>.<p>The driver, a local, "gave as a reason for his speeding that he was late for his anti-Covid vaccine", it said.</p>.<p>Officers confiscated the man's driving licence and impounded his car.</p>.<p>"For everyone's safety, let's comply with speed limits, even after more than 60 years with a driving licence," the post said.</p>.<p>Since January, France has given residents over 75 priority in its vaccination programme.</p>.<p>The strategy is showing results, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, with the rate of new infections among over 80-year-olds falling. It has been rising in other age groups.</p>
<p>An 88-year-old man caught speeding at a breakneck 191 kilometres (119 miles) per hour on a French country road told officers that he was late for his Covid-19 vaccine appointment, police said.</p>.<p>The speed limit on the road where he was picked up on Thursday is 110 kilometres per hour, police in the eastern French Bas-Rhin region said on Facebook.</p>.<p>The driver, a local, "gave as a reason for his speeding that he was late for his anti-Covid vaccine", it said.</p>.<p>Officers confiscated the man's driving licence and impounded his car.</p>.<p>"For everyone's safety, let's comply with speed limits, even after more than 60 years with a driving licence," the post said.</p>.<p>Since January, France has given residents over 75 priority in its vaccination programme.</p>.<p>The strategy is showing results, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, with the rate of new infections among over 80-year-olds falling. It has been rising in other age groups.</p>