A 21-year-old man was hospitalized Monday night at Grenoble University Hospital in critical condition after trying to escape the police. The IGPN was seized of the investigation.

The General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) was seized Tuesday to clarify the circumstances of the scooter accident that plunged a young man of 21 years in Grenoble between life and death, sources said. concordant.

An accident at the end of a police check

The accident occurred Monday at 22:30 on a large artery in the city, after a police control to which the victim who had just grilled a red light on the handlebars of his 125cc, subtracted, said the police in a statement. According to the police report, the driver of the two-wheelers "would have crashed alone" on a bike path after fleeing in front of the patrol vehicle, whose "audible and light horns were in function", said the police, who called for witnesses.

Suffering from a "serious bleeding on the face", the young man, though wearing a helmet, was transported in critical condition to the hospital, where he is still.

The IGPN seized "to remove all doubt"

Contacted, the IGPN of Lyon confirms that it was seized of the investigation, but refused any other comment. "We have eight-meter-long braking marks, and this young man has probably fallen alone, and given the current circumstances, the IGPN has been seized to remove all doubt and protect police officers," he said. shares with AFP the prosecution of Grenoble.