A 17-year-old boy died on Sunday morning aboard a BMW driven by his 14-year-old cousin which got stuck in a tree in Orléans, the prosecution announced on Monday March 28 in a press release.
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The accident occurred at 11 a.m. in the La Source district.
The BMW 5 series, which had been stolen by the teenagers from the driver's father, crashed head-on into a tree.
The victim, who had to be extricated by firefighters, died of his injuries in hospital on Sunday afternoon.
In a state of shock
Hospitalized in shock, the driver was taken into police custody on Sunday before being released "
for further investigation
", said prosecutor Emmanuelle Bochenek-Puren in the press release.
A little earlier, a 14-year-old boy driving a two-wheeled cross-country type motorcycle, without a helmet or headlights, was hit by a car in Ormes (Loiret) at 3 a.m., the same source said in a press release. separate.
The teenager died in the crash while the 25-year-old driver of the car was "
seriously injured
".
An investigation was also opened to determine the circumstances of the accident.