A terrible tragedy took place early this Wednesday morning, in Toulon, outside a nightclub. According to our information, following an argument inside a nightclub that arose for unknown reasons, a motorist accompanied by a passenger deliberately drove his car into a group, killing a woman. person aged 24 and seriously injuring another aged 31. A third was slightly injured. This was confirmed to us by the Toulon public prosecutor Samuel Finielz who opened a flagrant investigation for attempted murder and murder. According to Var-Matin, the events took place around 5:30 a.m.
Inside the “Boy’s Paradise” club, an argument about a young woman allegedly took place between the driver and the small group into which he drove his vehicle. A man, aged 20, already known to the police, was arrested and taken into custody. Under the influence of alcohol, he was placed in a sobering-up cell and could not be immediately questioned. The passenger in the car, who had also taken part in the argument in the nightclub, was also taken into custody.
The individual first rushed towards a group of people, who narrowly got out of the way, said a Source close to the investigation. The driver, who had stopped about a hundred meters away, then reversed and deliberately hit the group, trapping two people under the car.
The suspect, who fled after the incident, was quickly arrested in front of his home, located in the town of Six-Fours-les-Plages, thanks to a witness to the scene who managed to find the license plate. vehicle registration.
