Two people fighting for life after man ‘deliberately’ drives into pedestrians
The incident happened on the touristic French island of Ile d’Oleron, off the Atlantic coast
Two people are fighting for their life and several others have been injured after a driver rammed into people in southwest of France.
The incident happened on the tourist island of Ile d’Oleron, off the city of La Rochelle, this morning.
As many as 10 people have been injured in what has since been described as a ‘deliberate’ attack by prosecutor Arnaud Laraize.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested and taken to custody, and police haveopened an investigation into what happened.
French interior minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed the incident on X: ‘This morning, a motorist struck several pedestrians and cyclists on his route in Saint Pierre d´Oléron and Dolus d’Oléron.’
He said two victims are in ‘absolute emergency’ and three more are injured.
‘At the request of the prime minister, I am heading to the scene,’ Nuñez added.
For the time being, the anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office has ‘not yet taken up the case,’ according to AFP.
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