Investigation opened in Lyon after the fall of a tree on a mother and her baby

The story could have been otherwise dramatic.

A mother and her baby, whom she held in her arms as she rested on a bench in the Tête d'Or park in Lyon, were seriously injured on Saturday afternoon by a falling tree, in broken part.

The mother of the family was hit in the hip and her child in the head.

Both were hospitalized in emergency and their lives are no longer in danger.

The fact remains that to determine the circumstances of this accident and the possible culprits, the Lyon prosecutor's office announced that it had opened an investigation this Sunday, reports

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The wind was able to reach 40 km / h that day in gusts.

The town hall, owner of the park, has a habit of ordering the closure of parks and gardens when the wind can reach 70 km/h.

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