Two teenagers, aged 11 and 14, were hit by a car at the “Fort d'Aubervilliers” metro crossroads, between Pantin and Aubervilliers, on Friday around 5:30 pm.
The oldest, a resident of Pantin, suffered serious head injuries.
When help arrived, "he was in cardiopulmonary arrest," said a spokesperson for the Paris fire brigade (BSPP).
Colleagues managed to resuscitate him and he was taken to hospital.
The 11-year-old boy sustained minor injuries to his legs.
The two were in a small group of teenagers at a bus stop on Avenue de la Division-Leclerc when they were hit by a car.
"To get through traffic jams, the motorist took the bus lane at high speed, at full speed," said the Bobigny parquet floor this Saturday noon.
It is not known if the small group of children crossed the roadway correctly.
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After the collision, the driver fled but was then arrested, a priori in the town of La Courneuve.
This Fort d'Aubervilliers crossroads has already been the scene of a dramatic accident, which occurred in July 2020: Sofia, a 5-year-old girl, had been mown there by a driver, under the eyes of her mother and her older child. sister.
There again, the motorist, who did not have a driving license, fled before being arrested a few days later.
At the end of August 2021, he was sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated manslaughter.
The former RN2, which goes from the Porte de la Villette to Bourget via Fort d'Aubervilliers, is the subject of a vast redevelopment carried out by the department of Seine-Saint-Denis.
This route is used daily by 42,000 motorists.