A 27-year-old man died in a motorcycle accident on the night of Saturday to Sunday in Rennes after refusing to comply with a police check, we learned Sunday from the prosecution.
Driving a 700 cm3 motorbike, the young man "
of West Indian origin
" was seen at 11:55 pm by the police "
driving at high speed on the Quai de Châteaubriant
", in the city center of Rennes, said Rennes prosecutor Philippe Astruc , in a message to AFP.
He "
did not mark the stop at the various
" stop "
of this axis and drove rapidly
", then did not stop at a red light, according to the magistrate.
“
After activating their flashing light, the BAC
(anti-crime brigade, editor's note) staff
followed the motorcyclist in order to carry out his control.
The latter refused to comply and continued on his way,
”added Mr. Astruc.
A little further on, “
the police observed the presence of the motorcycle on the ground and the individual motionless and unconscious.
The call to the fire department was immediate.
On the spot the doctor of the SAMU could not resuscitate him.
The death was noted at 00:28
”, according to the same source.
"
The investigation made it possible to establish, thanks in particular to several testimonies of residents, that the person concerned was alone at the time of the accident, the police officers having arrived on the spot only in a second time
", specifies the prosecutor.
An autopsy has been ordered.