A vehicle hit the terrace of a cafe, leaving one dead and six injured, including one serious, Thursday evening in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, we learned from the emergency services and police source.
It would be an accident, and not a voluntary act, according to a police source.
An investigation has been opened for manslaughter by vehicle driver and unintentional injuries, said a judicial source.
The facts happened around 10:30 p.m., according to a witness at the scene.
The provisional toll is one dead and six injured, including one serious, who is the passenger in the car, a police source added.
The driver of the car fled on foot, according to the same source.
The drama took place rue Guy-Môquet
The vehicle in question, whose driver seems to have lost control, rolled over before hitting the door of the “Sports Bar”, located in the north-west of the capital, on rue Guy-Môquet.
"The vehicle arrived at a brisk pace and it left in barrels," said Geoffroy Boulard, the LR mayor of the 17th arrondissement.
“A 35-year-old woman who was on the terrace unfortunately died.
The driver of the car left running and another passenger of the car was evacuated to Beaujon hospital in absolute urgency ”.
According to the witness, about ten chairs of the establishment were thrown to the ground, under the effect of the shock.
Plots used to delimit the sidewalk were also knocked down.
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