A six-year-old girl died on Monday, hit by a car whose driver fled while crossing a pedestrian crossing in Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis), we learned Tuesday from a police source.
The accident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. on a very busy portion of the RN2, near Paris.
Following the shock, the girl, who was accompanied by her mother, was thrown 13 meters away, according to a police source.
Vehicle identified through video surveillance
She was "quickly taken care of by the Samu doctor, she suffered from multiple fractures to the skull and an affected lung", continues this source.
The child was transported under a motorcyclist escort to the Necker-Enfants Malades hospital in Paris with "a very serious prognosis". His death was pronounced shortly before 10 p.m.
The use of surveillance videos made it possible to identify the vehicle, in which "four to five individuals" were found. It was found empty in the evening in Pantin.
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The investigation was entrusted to the Aubervilliers police station.