A five-year-old Syrian child was fatally injured after being hit by a car in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray (Seine-Maritime), near Rouen, which led to a rally of around 70 people on Tuesday evening.
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A five-year-old boy of Syrian nationality was hit on a pedestrian crossing in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray around 8:15 pm.
The child was accompanied by his father who walked behind him.
He was thrown 15 meters away as a result of the shock,
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The boy was evacuated to Rouen University Hospital and died in hospital.
An investigation has been opened for manslaughter and hit-and-run.
A gathering of 70 people from the Syrian community took place in the aftermath of the tragedy, according to the same source.