On the first images broadcast just after the shock, chaos and confusion seem to reign over the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
A serious traffic accident took place in the early evening, shortly before 9 p.m., at the intersection of rue Tolbiac, avenue de Choisy and avenue d'Ivry.
In total, nearly fifteen injured were reported.
At least five seriously injured people were taken care of by the emergency services.
According to the mayor (various left) Jérôme Coumet, a taxi, which transported customers and whose "accelerator remained blocked", would have struck a first vehicle before being able to avoid a second at the intersection where it also destroyed a fire tricolor which was red in its direction of movement.
A medical post created in a restaurant
In the meantime, according to our information, he had also hit a cyclist.
The driver and his uncontrollable vehicle finally ended their journey in a glass container and a Vélib 'station.
In a loud crash, the glass container literally exploded and, with the projectiles of the damaged vehicles, would have made lighter injuries among passers-by.
#Paris Serious # traffic accident in the 13th arrondissement.
A #taxi driver reportedly lost control of his vehicle, mowing down several people in his path.
5 absolute emergencies, 3 relative emergencies (PP) pic.twitter.com/nZQeyGkhm2
- Stéphanie Roy (@Steph_Roy_) December 11, 2021
Dozens of soldiers from the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP) mobilized on the spot where the entire sector was blocked by the police.
Rescuers set up an Advanced Medical Post (PMA) used during events with many victims in a neighborhood restaurant, the Mandarin de Choisy.
The investigation to determine the exact circumstances of this impressive accident should be entrusted to the Service de Treatment Judiciaire des Accidents (STJA).
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