The week did not end in the best way for Bruno Le Maire. The Minister of the Economy found himself involved in a traffic accident, despite himself, this Friday, May 3, early in the evening. Around 7:30 p.m., his vehicle hit a cyclist in the heart of Paris, rue Bonaparte more precisely, as several sources indicated to AFP. But the government member should not be worried after this accident since the cyclist in question was at fault after running a red light.
“[Bruno Le Maire] collided at an intersection in the 6th arrondissement, shortly after 7:30 p.m., with a cyclist who had crossed the red light“, indicated a Source close to the minister still to AFP. Nevertheless, Bruno Le Maire followed the procedure which generally results from this type of event and complied with the goodwill of the police and the emergency services who arrived on site If he gave his version of the facts to the authorities, he also had to submit to screening: “Like any citizen in such a case, he answered the police’s questions and took an alcohol test on site. He also passed a drug test. And both tests were negative“continues the Source.
Cyclist injured and taken to hospital
If Bruno Le Maire escaped without a scratch, but perhaps with a little trauma, the cyclist was slightly injured: “Hit in the eyebrow arch, he suffered possible head trauma, he was evacuated by the firefighters to Cochin hospital.“The circumstances could have been much more dramatic for the two protagonists of this sad story. But fortunately, everything ended well for the minister who should make the most of this well-deserved weekend!
