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Clément Follain / 20 Minutes

  • The father, who was with his family in his vehicle, violently collided with an SOS Médecins car on Saturday, December 5 at the Place Ravezies in Bordeaux.

  • In the violence of the shock, the eleven month old baby was thrown into the front of the vehicle.

  • The man who drove without a license and without insurance was indicted on Tuesday.

He was driving without a license, in the tragedy that claimed the life of his child.

A father was indicted Tuesday for "manslaughter, aggravated by two circumstances (deliberate breach and lack of permit), unintentional injuries aggravated by the lack of building permit and lack of insurance".

He was released and placed under judicial supervision.

Last Saturday, around 8:25 p.m. at Place Ravezies in Bordeaux, he was driving a Volkswagen vehicle when he violently collided with an SOS Médecins car which was stationary at a red light.

"The Volkswagen vehicle, occupied by a family made up of parents and their children, was seriously damaged following this violent shock" relates the Bordeaux prosecutor's office, contacted by

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The eleven-month-old baby, "who did not appear to have been seated in the car in a chair suitable for a child of his age, or to have been held in place by a seat belt, was very seriously. injured ”continues the prosecution.

Transferred to Bordeaux University Hospital, the child died of his injuries on Monday.

The baby thrown in the front of the vehicle

The baby was in the back of the vehicle with its mother, and neither was tied.

In the violence of the shock, the child was thrown into the front of the car.

The father then took the initiative to take the newborn in his arms to take him to the nearby Bordeaux-Nord clinic.

The man, who lives in a squat with his family near the scene of the accident, was taken into police custody on Monday where he admitted driving without a license.

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