The accident was terrible. This Monday, a little after 11 a.m., at the Place des Cinq Martyrs of the Lycée Bouffon (15th century), a homeless man, and clearly in a state of drunkenness, “fell under the wheels of a bus at the moment restarting it,” indicates a police source. Firefighters and police were immediately alerted.
The latter was seriously injured. He suffered a compound fracture of his right leg and left wrist. Taken care of by the Samu, he was transported to hospital with a vital prognosis, indicated the same source.
The driver of this RATP bus which operated the connection between Montparnasse and Gare du Nord for the RATP was subjected to alcohol and narcotics testing. They turned out to be negative. An investigation will have to determine the circumstances of this accident. She was entrusted to the Judicial Accident Processing Department of the police headquarters. The RATP did not respond to our requests.
Last March, an accident involving a homeless person had already taken place in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. According to the first elements of the investigation, the victim wanted to get on the bus, she lost her balance and fell along the sidewalk. After crushing the victim's arm and shoulder, the bus driver continued on his way. He was finally taken into custody a few hours later for hit and run.
