A festive evening that turns into drama. This Saturday, June 29, 2024, during a wedding party organized in the Cannes district of La Bocca, a 4-year-old child lost his life after being hit by a car. The driver left the scene of the accident. Here is what we know about the events.
A road accident which claimed the life of a little boy. This Saturday, June 29, 2024, a 4-year-old child was fatally hit by a car in the city of Cannes. The events occurred around 9 p.m. on Chemin de la Bastide Rouge, a road located in the La Bocca district, as reported by our colleagues from BFM Nice Côte d’Azur.
Despite the intervention of firefighters, who found the child in cardio-respiratory arrest when they arrived, Emergency services were unable to resuscitate the victim.
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The author leaves the scene after the accident
The driver responsible for this accident, which cost the life of a child, was not present at the scene when emergency services arrived. Still according to our colleagues, he left the scene of the accident after having nevertheless contacted the police.
The reason? He explained that he feared being attacked by the crowd present at the scene of the tragedy, a police source told our colleagues.
Police arrest driver at home
After contacting the police and leaving the scene, the driver was arrested at his home located in La Roquette-sur-Siagne, a town bordering the city of Cannes which is approximately a 10-minute drive from where the 4-year-old child lost his life after being knocked down.
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“Support for all emergency and security personnel engaged this evening in the fatal accident at Cannes La Bocca. I salute the police and gendarmerie services who quickly arrested the perpetrator on the run in Roquette-sur-Siagne”reacted a former police unionist from Cannes on the social network X.
4 witnesses taken into care for illness
At the time of his arrest by the police, the driver was waiting in front of his home. The author was placed in police custody during which the first toxicological examinations proved negative, write our colleagues. According to witnesses present on site, the victim of this fatal road accident was at a wedding party organized in a building with a storefront.
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A festive moment which unfortunately turned into a tragedy. Among the law enforcement officers present on site were members of the police, the Smur as well as 34 firefighters. Our colleagues report that 4 people in a state of shock after the road accident which cost the life of this 4-year-old child were treated by emergency services for discomfort.
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