Tensions erupted in Villeneuve-la-Garenne in the Hauts-de-Seine Saturday evening after the accident of a biker.
According to a police source, the driver of the motorcycle was driving at high speed in this commune when a policeman in an unmarked car opened the door of his vehicle and struck him.
Witnesses, evoke "a blunder" say that the door of the police car was opened when the motocross arrived.
Images posted on social networks show a man on the ground, surrounded by police officers who seem to pose a tourniquet to him. Victim of an open leg fracture, the 30-year-old man was operated on Sunday.
Tension increased a notch shortly after the accident and a crowd gathered around the police.
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Several investigations have been opened. One against the young man on a motorcycle for "wild rodeo and endangering the life of others", another towards the people present at the gathering for contempt, threats and insults towards the forces of the 'order. A third investigation into the circumstances of the accident is planned, the young biker's family being about to file a complaint.