In a press release published this Tuesday morning, the public prosecutor of Rouen (Seine-Maritime), Sébastien Gallois, reported a serious accident which took place in the city center. “This morning around 9 a.m., a vehicle hit a person, then further on two others, in the streets of downtown Rouen, before continuing its journey out of Rouen,” he wrote.
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One of the three victims was in a coma, but ultimately succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday afternoon. “The driver, born in 1977, was arrested in Buchy [à une trentaine de kilomètres au nord de Rouen] by the gendarmerie, and placed in police custody.”
“Possible suicidal intentions”
According to the prosecution, “witnesses reported possible suicidal intentions”. On site, two bicycles were still on the ground after 11 a.m., while two investigators from the judicial police, responsible for the investigation, questioned the traders.
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At the same time, technical and scientific police officers were carrying out surveys on rue Alsace-Lorraine, in the city center of Rouen. This street is divided between a double, two-way bus lane and a one-way lane for cars and bicycles.
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The SDIS had confirmed earlier in the morning an intervention with six engines and 14 firefighters to help the victims after a call at 8:41 a.m. The Seine-Maritime prefecture specified that the driver, pursued by the gendarmerie, had been arrested at 10:15 a.m. The mayor (PS) of Rouen Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol expressed “absolute terror” on the same social network and thanked the services of relief.
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