Convinced of the involvement of the police in the death of an 18-year-old boy, struck by a train on a level crossing in Montigny-lès-Cormeilles (95) while riding a mini-motorcycle, tens of people led hostile rallies to law enforcement on the night of May 27-28. Fireworks, trash fires, broken windows… The damage has multiplied in the city of Val-d'Oise.
Around 6 p.m. Wednesday, the victim crossed a small pedestrian crossing on the tracks, chemin des Hautes-Bornes, when a train of line H running in the direction Paris-Pontoise struck him violently.
The body was thrown to the side, while the mini-motorcycle got stuck under the train, which stopped a few meters further.
Shortly after the tragedy, relatives came to the scene, accusing the police of chasing the young man, which the deputy head of the department denies. "We were there after to make the findings and prohibit access, but not before," he adds. This version is also contradicted by the testimony of several residents, present on the scene just after the tragedy.
Among the latter, some believe that this tragedy could have been avoided if this pedestrian crossing had been condemned. "We've been asking for it to be closed for a while." It is unacceptable that he is still there, ”Antoine judge. Last year a man died there.
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The Montigny accident occurred a few days after the death of another youngster on a motorcycle, in Argenteuil. During the night of May 16 to 17, 18-year-old Sabri died while hitting a pole, with relatives implicating a nearby police car. Clashes with the police took place over several nights.
