A forty-something man killed himself by falling from his scooter this Sunday afternoon in Drancy (Seine-Saint-Denis), an accident that could be linked to the gusts of wind due to the storm Ciara, we learned from a source. policewoman.
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At around 4 p.m. the man riding a scooter fell and " hit the ground violently ", according to this source. He suffered a " head shock ," she added. The circumstances of the accident remain to be determined, but the hypothesis of a strong gust which would have brought it down is being considered by the emergency services having noted the death on the spot, according to this source.
In total, 42 departments, including those of the Ile-de-France, have been placed on the alert orange " strong winds " by Météo-France, which reports gusts exceeding 100 km / h inland and up to 130 km / h on the coast.
