82-year-old pedestrian dies after collision with fire truck

This Tuesday, November 12 afternoon, an 82-year-old pedestrian died following an accident involving a fire truck in Rouen. The victim was struck “during a maneuver,” according to the city’s public prosecutor. An investigation has been opened.

An accident involving a fire truck took place this Tuesday, November 12 afternoon on the quays of the right bank in Rouen, the city's prosecutor's office said, indicating that an 82-year-old pedestrian died during this accident. accident.

This occurred at the Jeanne d'Arc bridge around 3:30 p.m. According to the public prosecutor of Rouen, Sébastien Gallois, the fire truck was “preparing for an exercise” when it hit the octogenarian “during a maneuver”. The victim “died instantly,” said the magistrate.

As a result, an investigation was opened for “manslaughter”. “The circumstances of the maneuver and the accident will be established by the investigation, into the charge of involuntary homicide while driving a vehicle, entrusted to the national police,” specifies the prosecutor's press release.