It is a news item of extreme violence that took place in a small town in Loiret.
A 17-year-old teenager was run over and seriously injured on Tuesday in Villemandeur, near Montargis.
And justice does not turn at all to the trail of a simple accident.
An investigation has indeed been opened for attempted homicide, announced the Montargis public prosecutor Loïc Abrial.
The victim, whose vital prognosis was still engaged on Tuesday evening, was taken in absolute urgency to Montargis hospital before being transferred by helicopter to the Orléans Regional Hospital Center.
While he "was walking on the sidewalk", the minor "was struck by a vehicle which was traveling at a speed apparently high", detailed the magistrate.
The runaway driver
"According to the first observations of the police from the Montargis police station, who arrived quickly on the scene, the shock could be voluntary on the part of the driver," said the prosecutor.
According to police sources, the driver and passenger got out of the vehicle, armed with an iron bar.
However, they fled without hitting the victim.
The investigation was entrusted to the Territorial Directorate of the Judicial Police (DTPJ) of Orleans.
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