The man, aged 46, was a police officer who was riding in one of the cars involved in the accident. The investigation was reclassified as homicide and unintentional injuries.
One of the people seriously injured in a road accident during the night from Thursday to Friday in Val-de-Marne, which occurred during the snow episode linked to the Caetano storm, died Sunday afternoon, said this Monday, November 25, the Créteil public prosecutor's office, requested by AFP.
The victim is a 46-year-old police officer, who was traveling in one of the cars involved in the accident, this source further specifies, confirming information from Actu17.
Four other people were in absolute emergency and 31 others were more lightly injured in the accident, according to a police source.
Among the most seriously injured people was a motorcyclist whose life-threatening condition was in jeopardy, according to the department prefecture.
The Créteil public prosecutor's office indicated on Monday that it had no element of “updating his state of health” and could not confirm that his vital prognosis was in jeopardy on Thursday evening.
The investigation initially opened for unintentional injuries was reclassified as homicide and unintentional injuries, again according to this source.
Circumstances still unclear
This accident linked to bad weather affecting Île-de-France occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, on the A6B motorway near L'Haÿ-les-Roses (Val-de-Marne). It involved a Blablacar bus, four vehicles and a motorcycle.
The circumstances of the accident are still unclear at this stage: according to a police source, a car lost control, leading to a series of collisions.
According to the Blablacar company, contacted by AFP on Friday, the motorcycle “lost control” first.
“Investigations are continuing at the CRS motorway to determine the circumstances of the accident,” declared the prosecution.
