US EditionSeveral critically injured after car ploughs into crowd on French island
- On Wednesday, a 35-year-old man rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on Île d'Oléron, wounding 10 people, including four seriously, between Dolus-d'Oléron and Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron.
- Thiebault Brechkoff and local officials said the suspect, about 35, was known to police for drug offences and lives in La Cotinière, not listed for radicalisation prevention.
- The suspect was tasered and taken into custody by gendarmes at the scene after he attempted to set his vehicle on fire with gas cylinders, French media and reports said.
- Paramedics and firefighters treated ten injured people and arranged hospital evacuations; the three most injured were airlifted to the University Hospital of Poitiers, while two victims remain in intensive care and four are in critical condition, and a psychological support unit was established at Château d'Oléron.
- Authorities mobilised all services while investigators handled the case as a criminal matter for now; Arnaud Laraize said anti-terror judges were not informed and a criminal probe for attempted murder was opened.
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In western France, a driver deliberately drives to passers-by and cyclists. Ten people are injured, four of them life-threatening. The security forces have arrested the suspect.
‘Allahu Akbar’ Driver Rams Crowd, Multiple Injured.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A car was deliberately driven into a crowd on the French island of Ile d’Oleron, leaving two critically injured and eight others hurt. WHO WAS INVOLVED: A 35-year-old male suspect, who has been arrested, and approximately ten victims, including pedestrians and a local parliamentary assistant. WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on Wednesday morning around 8:45 AM local time on Ile d’Oleron, France. KEY QUOTE: “At the …
This Wednesday, while driving his car, a driver came across pedestrians and cyclists along a journey of several kilometres, causing five to 10 injuries. Follow our direct.
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