The man was involved in a traffic accident that occurred on Sunday, September 15, 2024, on Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle in Bourges. He died on Monday, September 16.
The scooter rider involved in a collision with a car on Sunday, September 15, around 9 p.m., on Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle in Bourges, died the next day at the Bourges hospital. According to initial reports, the scooter rider ran a red light before being hit by a car. Aged 40, he was treated by firefighters and taken to the emergency room. His prognosis was not life-threatening at the time of his transport.
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The driver of the car involved, who, according to our information, was driving when the light was green for him, fled after the accident. He then went to the Bourges police station to be questioned in police custody. He was released. Initially, the prosecution had sentenced him to do a citizenship course. But the death of the victim changed the situation.
Autopsy ordered
The Bourges public prosecutor’s office ordered an autopsy on Tuesday, September 17, and “further investigations” will be carried out in order to establish the exact circumstances of the accident and the victim’s death. A criminal response will be provided at a later date.
This death is the eighteenth on the roads of Cher since the beginning of 2024.
Marion Berard
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