White roses accumulate near the pedestrian crossing.
It is here at the crossroads where the streets of the Preachers, the Temple, the Liberation and November 11, 1918 in Poissy (Yvelines) meet that a terrible drama unfolded late in the morning on Wednesday.
“When I got home, I saw the fire department and a young girl crying around the corner,” Wissem recalls.
I thought that someone had made a faint, I was far from imagining that a little one had just died ... "
Nathan, in 5th grade at the college of the Institut Notre-Dame, was hit by a taxi while he was returning to his home on a scooter.
The shock would not have been violent, the two traveling slowly.
But in his fall, the 12-year-old boy's head hit a stud.
It was fatal to him.
"His mother was coming out of an appointment with the physiotherapist just opposite, she arrived with her son before the emergency services ...", reports a local resident who came to drop a rose, her eyes shining with tears.
This Thursday morning is a shock for everyone.
First at the Institut Notre-Dame where a psychological unit was opened.
"It's hard, my daughter is shocked ... That's why I came to get her", launches a dad at the exit of 11:30. "I did not know him but I am very sad for his family, ”breathes a schoolboy.
"This morning, everyone was talking about it"
A few meters from the scene of the drama is the Jean-Jaurès college.
Teenagers witnessed the horror scene.
“This morning, everyone was talking about it, report two students.
The CPEs went through the classes to tell us what had happened and that we could go see the nurse if we needed to talk about it.
Celine, she feels a little turned around.
"It's weird because we think it could be us ..." While two boys a little further away find it difficult to realize.
“It's sad because 12 years old is young, he still had life ahead of him.
He didn't pay attention and it fell on him.
"
Whether it is teenagers or adults, many people point out the dangerous nature of this crossroads.
“One day, I almost got hit with my 5 year old daughter!
», Testifies Abdel.
“My wife and I have already been scared here,” adds Lahcen.
The arriving cars only take care of the green light because when it turns red it is long.
"
At the intersection, four pedestrian crossings without traffic lights.
On two of the four streets, parking spaces along the road.
“It suffices for a car to get out of its place or arrive at the same time on the other side and we have very poor visibility on pedestrian crossings,” explains Wissem.
A teacher from the Institut Notre-Dame found hanged at her home
Added to this is the high attendance, especially during the entry and exit times of colleges and schools nearby.
“The students walk a little by the side of the road, often things go a little fast.
I take this path every day and it's a very dangerous crossroads, ”adds Louis, a professor at Jean-Jaurès college.
The investigation for manslaughter should shed light on the events.
The alcohol test carried out on the taxi driver, visibly traumatized by the event, turned out to be negative.
Operating a CCTV camera perched just above the intersection should help investigators see more clearly.
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This Thursday at the end of the morning, a teacher from the Institut Notre-Dame de Poissy, aged 58, was found hanged at her home in Marly-le-Roi.
The investigation will have to determine whether these two tragedies are linked.