Sand was scattered on the asphalt and part of the sidewalk to hide the traces of blood.
It was on this lane reserved for buses, Place Copernic, in Évry-Courcouronnes (Essonne), that a man in his twenties was found dead this Sunday morning around 6 a.m.
According to a police source, residents gave the alert after discovering a man lying on his back, bleeding and seriously injured in the throat.
“The first elements direct us to an accident, indicates a judicial source.
There is no evidence of a criminal act at this time.
According to a witness, the victim was riding an electric scooter.
The Essonne firefighters and the Samu quickly went to the scene.
They couldn't revive him.
“The municipal police are viewing the video surveillance images of the sector”, indicates a source close to the file.
The body of the deceased was at the start of this lane reserved for buses, near the Orme stops in Martin, in the heart of the Canal district.
This Sunday morning, lines 404 and 402 were diverted, before traffic returned to normal.
A scooter found near the body
This Sunday noon, the traders said they had opened too late to be able to give their testimony.
They just witnessed the large police deployment in the morning.
The street was blocked for several hours.
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A neighbor who was walking his dog witnessed the scene.
“Such a deployment of police early in the morning was amazing,” he comments.
When I saw that the firefighters and the Samu were not bringing out any equipment, I understood that there was not much to do for the dead.
Then a policeman waved his hand
(he mimics a gesture to the throat)
.
They also brought a scooter.
Maybe the victim's?
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Contacted this Sunday, the Évry-Courcouronnes prosecutor's office indicates that an investigation to find the causes of death has been opened.
An autopsy will take place on Monday.
