A 7-year-old girl was hit by a motorbike in Vallauris, in the Alpes-Maritimes, on the evening of Thursday, August 29. The girl was placed in an artificial coma and her life is in danger.
A 7-year-old girl was hit by a two-wheeler while crossing a pedestrian crossing on the evening of Thursday, August 29 in Vallauris, a town in the Alpes-Maritimes. The child was thrown about ten meters by the violence of the impact. She was taken care of and rushed to Lenval Hospital in Nice in a serious condition, according to information from France 3she suffered head trauma and multiple fractures and was placed in an artificial coma according to a police source quoted by BFMTVThe little girl’s prognosis is in danger.
The driver who hit the child was on a 600cc motorcycle and was riding up a line of cars on his back wheel at the time of the incident. He was unharmed. The 19-year-old driver was taken into custody and was tested for alcohol and drugs, but the results came back negative. An investigation has been opened and entrusted to the Antibes police station.
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14:18 – This was not an urban rodeo
Contrary to what has been reported on this case, including in our article, the little girl was not the victim of an urban rodeo but of a single motorcyclist with inappropriate and dangerous behavior on the road. Members of the police and elected officials have insisted on the fact that this was not an urban rodeo relay Europe 1.
14:15 – The little girl’s vital prognosis “very engaged”
The tragedy occurred on Thursday evening, around 7pm and the little girl hit by the motorcyclist was quickly taken care of. Placed in an artificial coma yesterday evening, the little girl’s life prognosis is still “very engaged”, the Grasse public prosecutor’s office announced at midday this Friday, August 30.