A young man on a scooter was injured during the night from Friday to Saturday in Seine-Saint-Denis in a collision with a municipal police car, the prefecture said. Shortly after 1:00 a.m., the driver of the two-wheeler, who was engaged in an urban rodeo, collided with the police vehicle
A young man on a scooter was injured during the night from Friday to Saturday in Saint-Denis, in Seine-Saint-Denis, in a collision with a municipal police car, the prefecture said. Shortly after 1:00 a.m., the driver of the two-wheeler, who was engaged in an urban rodeo, collided with the police vehicle at 60 avenue de Stalingrad, according to the same source.
An open investigation
Firefighters intervened to provide first aid and evacuate the injured man, whose age has not been communicated, to the hospital where he underwent an operation for an open fracture to his leg. “The prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis categorically denies the death of the individual involved in the accident that occurred last night,” he declared in a press release published on X on Saturday noon, contradicting rumors circulating on social networks . “The latter was taken care of by the emergency services, he is currently hospitalized and his vital prognosis is not engaged,” specifies the press release.
Denial of @Prefect93 regarding the accident that occurred last night at #St Denis
The driver of the two-wheeler involved in the accident is currently hospitalized and his life prognosis is not in jeopardy. pic.twitter.com/qZogAdt5BB
— Prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis (@Prefet93) February 17, 2024
Several videos circulating on social networks, consulted by AFP, show a scooter on the ground next to a municipal police car with flashing lights, or even national police officers, weapons in hand, ensuring a perimeter of safety around the firefighters who were caring for the injured person. An investigation was opened for unintentional injury, entrusted to the territorial security of Seine-Saint-Denis.