A home delivery man died after being hit on his scooter by a motorist who had refused to comply, this Thursday, in Rosny-sous-Bois. The driver is on the run.
On the evening of Thursday, September 12, a refusal to comply turned into a tragedy in Rosny-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis). At around 10:30 p.m., a motorist refused to stop for a police check in Montreuil. After fleeing to escape the police, the latter hit a scooter that was coming towards him. The driver of the two-wheeler, a 40-year-old man, died instantly, the Bobigny prosecutor’s office told Actu Paris.
Driver still on the run
Despite the rapid arrival of emergency services, the delivery man for a home meal delivery company succumbed to his injuries “shortly after 11 p.m.,” according to News 17The reckless driver is still on the run.According to information fromParis Newsthe fleeing vehicle, a BMW X5, was found on fire in a park near the town hall of Rosny-sous-Bois, after a chase with a crew from the territorial contact brigade. The driver allegedly tried to set it on fire before escaping on foot. The vehicle was “80% burned”, according to a source close to the case to Actu 17.
Investigation into aggravated involuntary manslaughter opened
“The colleagues wanted to check a German SUV in Montreuil, which refused the check (…) It started by refusing to comply. The vehicle headed towards the city center of Rosny. The colleagues lost sight of the vehicle, which quickly left them behind. It hit a delivery scooter, head on. It died instantly,” explains Eric Couvrat, deputy departmental secretary of the Unité 93 union in the columns of RMCAn investigation into aggravated refusal to comply, aggravated involuntary manslaughter and damage by dangerous means has been opened and entrusted to the Seine-Saint-Denis territorial security.